M1903

RECORDS OF THE FIELD OFFICES FOR THE STATE OF GEORGIA, BUREAU OF REFUGEES, FREEDMEN, AND ABANDONED LANDS,

1865–1872

United States Congressand

National Archives and Records AdministrationWashington, DC

2003

NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATIONFREEDMEN’S BUREAU PRESERVATION PROJECT

This National Archives microfilm publication is part of a multiyear project to microfilm thefield office records of the Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands(Freedmen’s Bureau). The project was made possible by the United States Congress throughThe Freedmen’s Bureau Records Preservation Act of 2000 (Public Law 106-444). Whencompleted, all of the field records for the States of Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida,Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, SouthCarolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and for the District of Columbia will be available onmicrofilm. For microfilm availability and description, consult the current edition of theNational Archives publication Microfilm Resources for Research: A ComprehensiveCatalog. You can also view the National Archives microfilm locator on our web site atwww.archives.gov.

Acknowledgments

Lucile Allen Gail Harriman Clarence J. SimmonsTynetta Dempsey Paul Harrison Claudia V. SortoAnne Elam Brenda Kepley Michael TuckerThomas Ferrell Michael F. Knight Tarenthia F. TurpinJane Fitzgerald M. Marie Maxwell Reginald Washington*James H. Gross Kathy Miller Richard WhittingtonBenjamin Guterman** Stephanie Richmon Marlon Wise

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* Reginald Washington wrote the introductory materials.** Benjamin Guterman edited the introductory materials.

United States. National Archives and Records Administration. Records of the field offices for the state of Georgia, Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands, 1865–1872.— Washington, DC : U.S. Congress and National Archives and Records Administration, 2003.

86 p. ; 23 cm.— (National Archives microfilm publications. Pamphlet describing ; M 1903)

Cover title. “Reginald Washington wrote the introductory materials.” “Benjamin Guterman edited the introductory materials.”

1. United States. Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands – Archives – Microform catalogs. 2. Freedmen – Georgia – Archives – Microform catalogs. I. Washington, Reginald, 1949– II. Guterman, Benjamin. III. Title.

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INTRODUCTION

On the 90 rolls of this microfilm publication, M1903, are reproduced the previouslyunfilmed records of the Georgia staff offices and subordinate field offices of theBureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands, 1865–1872. These recordsconsist of bound volumes and unbound records, containing materials that includeletters and endorsements sent and received, monthly reports, registers of patients,orders and circulars issued and received, and other records relating to freedmen’scomplaints and contracts. These records are part of the Records of the Bureau ofRefugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands, Record Group (RG) 105.

This film series completes the reproduction of all Bureau records created in Georgiabetween 1865 and 1872. Many of these records were reproduced in 1969 in NationalArchives Microfilm Publications M798, Records of the Assistant Commissioner forthe State of Georgia, Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands,1865–1869, and M799, Records of the Superintendent of Education for the State of Georgia, Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands, 1865–1870.

HISTORY AND ORGANIZATION

The Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands, also known as theFreedmen’s Bureau, was established in the War Department by an act of Congresson March 3, 1865 (13 Stat. 507). The life of the Bureau was extended twice by actsof July 16, 1866 (14 Stat. 173), and July 6, 1868 (15 Stat. 83). The Bureau wasresponsible for the supervision and management of all matters relating to refugeesand freedmen, and of lands abandoned or seized during the Civil War. In May 1865,President Andrew Johnson appointed Maj. Gen. Oliver Otis Howard as Commis-sioner of the Bureau, and Howard served in that position until June 30, 1872, whenactivities of the Bureau were terminated in accordance with an act of June 10, 1872(17 Stat. 366). While a major part of the Bureau’s early activities involved the super-vision of abandoned and confiscated property, its mission was to provide relief andhelp freedmen become self-sufficient. Bureau officials issued rations and clothing,operated hospitals and refugee camps, and supervised labor contracts. In addition,the Bureau managed apprenticeship disputes and complaints, assisted benevolentsocieties in the establishment of schools, helped freedmen in legalizing marriagesentered into during slavery, and provided transportation to refugees and freedmenwho were attempting to reunite with their families or relocate to other parts of thecountry. The Bureau also helped black soldiers, sailors, and their heirs collectbounty claims, pensions, and back pay.

The act of March 3, 1865, authorized the appointment of Assistant Commissionersto aid the Commissioner in supervising the work of the Bureau in the formerConfederate states, the border states, and the District of Columbia. While the workperformed by Assistant Commissioners in each state was similar, the organizational

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structure of staff officers varied from state to state. At various times, the staff couldconsist of a superintendent of education, an assistant adjutant general, an assistantinspector general, a disbursing officer, a chief medical officer, a chief quartermaster,and a commissary of subsistence. Subordinate to these officers were the assistantsuperintendents, or subassistant commissioners as they later became known, whocommanded the subdistricts.

The Assistant Commissioner corresponded extensively with both his superior in theWashington Bureau headquarters and his subordinate officers in the subdistricts. Heprepared reports that he sent to the Commissioner concerning Bureau activities inareas under his jurisdiction, based upon reports submitted to him by the subassistantcommissioners and other subordinate staff officers. He also received letters fromfreedmen, local white citizens, state officials, and other non-Bureau personnel. Theseletters varied in nature from complaints to applications for jobs in the Bureau.Because the assistant adjutant general handled much of the mail for the AssistantCommissioner’s office, letters were often addressed to him instead of to theAssistant Commissioner.

In a circular issued by Commissioner Howard in July 1865, the Assistant Commis-sioners were instructed to designate one officer in each state to serve as “generalSuperintendents of Schools.” These officials were to “take cognizance of all that isbeing done to educate refugees and freedmen, secure proper protection to schoolsand teachers, promote method and efficiency, correspond with the benevolent agen-cies which are supplying his field, and aid the Assistant Commissioner in making hisrequired reports.” In October 1865, a degree of centralized control was establishedover Bureau educational activities in the states when Rev. John W. Alvord wasappointed Inspector of Finances and Schools. In January 1867, Alvord was divestedof his financial responsibilities, and he was appointed General Superintendent ofEducation.

An act of Congress, approved July 25, 1868 (15 Stat. 193), ordered that theCommissioner of the Bureau “shall, on the first day of January next, cause the saidbureau to be withdrawn from the several States within which said bureau has actedand its operation shall be discontinued.” Consequently, in early 1869, with theexception of the superintendents of education and the claims agents, the AssistantCommissioners and their subordinate officers were withdrawn from the states.

For the next year and a half the Bureau continued to pursue its education work andto process claims. In the summer of 1870, the superintendents of education werewithdrawn from the states, and the headquarters staff was greatly reduced. From thattime until the Bureau was abolished by an act of Congress approved June 10, 1872(17 Stat. 366), effective June 30, 1872, the Bureau’s functions related almost exclu-sively to the disposition of claims. The Bureau’s records and remaining functionswere then transferred to the Freedmen’s Branch in the office of the AdjutantGeneral. The records of this branch are among the Bureau’s files.

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Constrained by limited resources, Southern opposition, and the politics of Recon-struction, the Bureau faced an enormous challenge in its efforts to assist the freedmenand refugees. Its relief efforts, without question, saved thousands of southernersfrom starvation. Its attempts to assist freedmen to become self-sufficient, to providepublic education, administer justice, and, to a lesser degree, to provide land, allworked with varying degrees of success to lessen the difficulties during the transitionfrom slavery to freedom. One of the Bureau’s greatest legacies is the body of recordsit created and received during the course of its operations. These records are arguablysome of the most important documents available for the study of the FederalGovernment’s policies, efforts to reconstruct the South, and Southern social historyand genealogy.

THE FREEDMEN’S BUREAU IN GEORGIA

OrganizationBvt. Maj. Gen. Rufus Saxton, who had directed the “Port Royal Experiment,” was appointed Assistant Commissioner for South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida.Saxton established his headquarters at Beaufort, SC, in June 1865, and assignedGen. Edward A. Wild the responsibility for Bureau affairs in part of Georgia. InSeptember 1865, after Wild was relieved from duty, the office of AssistantCommissioner for Georgia was established, and Brig. Gen. Davis Tillson wasappointed as Acting Assistant Commissioner, with exclusive control of all mattersconcerning the Bureau in Georgia. Tillson reported To General Saxton in SouthCarolina until December 1865, when he was ordered to report thereafter directly toCommissioner Howard at Washington. Generally, the records pertaining to Georgiaand Florida that were created during this early period are included among those ofthe Assistant Commissioner of South Carolina.

The organization of the Bureau in Georgia was similar to that of the Bureau head-quarters in Washington. The Assistant Commissioner’s staff included an assistantadjutant general, an assistant inspector general, a chief quartermaster and disbursingofficer, and a superintendent of education. Three officers served as AssistantCommissioner in Georgia between 1865 and 1869 and located the Bureau offices in four different cities during that period. General Tillson first established hisheadquarters at Augusta in September 1865 but moved it to Savannah in October1866. Col. Caleb C. Sibley succeeded Tillson as Assistant Commissioner in January1867, and 2 months later he moved the headquarters from Savannah to Macon. Itremained there until July 1867, when the office was transferred to Atlanta. InOctober 1868, Maj. John R. Lewis replaced Sibley as Assistant Commissioner.Lewis served until the office was discontinued in May 1869. From January to May1869, Major Lewis combined the duties of Assistant Commissioner, with those ofsuperintendent of education. After the office of the Assistant Commissioner wasdiscontinued, Lewis continued to serve as superintendent of education until May1870.

1 Mildred Thompson, “The Freedmen’s Bureau in Georgia in 1865–66: An Instrument ofReconstruction,” The Georgia Historical Quarterly V, no. 1 (March 1921): 42–43. 2 House Ex. Doc. 70, 39th Cong., 1st Sess., Serial vol. 1256, p. 58.

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The major subordinate field offices for the Bureau in Georgia, for example, includedthose with headquarters at Albany, Americus, Athens, Atlanta, Augusta, Columbus,Macon, and Savannah. Under the direct supervision of the subassistant commis-sioners were the civilian and military agents. Occasionally, the Bureau retainedmilitary officers in a civilian capacity after the termination of their military service.For a list of selected Georgia subordinate field office personnel and their dates ofservice, see the Appendix.

ActivitiesThe major activities of the Freedmen’s Bureau in Georgia generally resembled thoseconducted in other states. The Bureau issued rations and provided medical relief toboth freedmen and white refugees, supervised labor contracts between planters andfreedmen, administered justice, and worked with benevolent societies in theestablishment of schools.

When General Davis Tillson took over as Assistant Commissioner for the Freedmen’sBureau in Georgia in September 1865, many of the major cities and towns in thestate were troubled with overcrowding, decease, and poverty. In the cities of Macon,Atlanta, Augusta, and Savannah, freedmen and refugees were living in some of themost crowded and deplorable conditions, and many were in dire need of food andclothing, shelter, and medical attention.1 Convinced, however, that Federal Govern-ment relief should be temporary and solely for the needy, General Tillson issued anorder on October 3, 1865, prohibiting the distribution of rations to freedmen andrefugees who were able-bodied but refused work. To discourage idleness anddependency, Tillson further ordered that only those persons who were able toprovide for themselves would be allowed to remain in the towns and cities. Thosewho desired to stay, said Tillson, “must be compelled, if necessary, to go to thecountry and accept places of labor found by themselves, or for them, by officers oragents of the Bureau.”2

Tillson’s orders were strictly enforced. One month after his pronouncement, rationsissued in Savannah had been reduced from 120,000 to 60,000 per month. For themonth of June of 1866, the number of rations issued for the entire State of Georgiatotaled less than 20,000. However, in spite of the Bureau’s “self-help” policy,limited resources, and the belief that local governments should play a greater role in providing relief for the destitute, the Georgia Bureau issued some 847,669 rationsfrom June 1865 to September 1866. Although the Bureau’s actions prevented whole-sale starvation and untold suffering, the agency’s rations-relief efforts were far lessextensive than what Bureau officials had done during the same period in Alabama,North Carolina, South Carolina, and Virginia. Tillson’s successors, AssistantCommissioners Caleb C. Sibley (January 1867–October 1868) and John R. Lewis

3 House Ex. Doc. 6, 39th Cong., 2nd Sess., Serial vol. 1276, p. 57; Thompson, “TheFreedmen’s Bureau in Georgia in 1865–66: An Instrument of Reconstruction,” pp. 42–43.For a detailed discussion of the Georgia Freedmen’s Bureau’s efforts in regards to relief, seePaul A. Cimbala, Under the Guardianship of the Nation: The Freedmen’s Bureau and theReconstruction of Georgia, 1865–1870 (Georgia: The University of Georgia Press, 1997),especially pp. 80–98. 4 Paul Cimbala, Under the Guardianship of the Nation: The Freedmen’s Bureau and theReconstruction of Georgia, 1865–1870, pp. 98–104; See also Todd L. Savitt, “Politics inMedicine: The Georgia Freedmen’s Bureau and the Organization of Health Care,1865–1866,” Civil War History XXVIII, no. 1 (March 1982): pp. 45–64.

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(October 1868–May 1869) continued to follow the policy of providing limitedrations relief. During their tenures, rations were issued only in emergencies and forthe most part to hospitals and asylums.3

The Georgia Bureau’s policy of temporary relief for the needy also guided itsapproach in providing medical care and assistance for the destitute. Like its rationprogram, the Bureau viewed its responsibility as one of providing temporarymedical relief, primarily in cases of extreme emergencies. The Bureau believed that the ultimate responsibility for providing medical care to those in need lay withGeorgia civil authorities. J. W. Lawton, who served as surgeon-in-chief underGeneral Tillson, saw the use of dispensaries as the best means of administeringmedical relief and the most effective approach to encourage civil officials to take on some of the cost for operating them. Lawton and his successor at various timesmaintained dispensaries at Albany, Americus, Brunswick, Columbus, Darien,Newton, St. Catherine’s Island, St. Marys, and Stone Mountain. The Bureau’smedical department also opened hospitals with the idea of eventually turning themover to state and local authorities. The Bureau maintained hospitals at Atlanta,Augusta, Columbus, Macon, and Savannah. At the height of its medical operations(1866–67), however, the agency employed just 13 physicians. Nonetheless, with its limited and over burdened medical staff, the Bureau treated more than 5,000freedmen for various aliments and vaccinated some 20,000 freedmen and refugeesagainst smallpox from September 1, 1865, through September 20, 1866. BySeptember 1867, the number of freedmen treated by Bureau nearly tripled. At theend of June 1868, close to 17,000 freed men, women, and children receivedtreatment. Despite the Bureau’s efforts to treat the weak, the sick, and infirm, themortality rate among freedmen remained high. By late 1868, most of the Bureau’smedical activities ceased, and care for the destitute was turned over to localauthorities.4

In Georgia, as in other states under the Bureau’s jurisdiction, the regulation ofwritten labor contracts between planters and freedmen was of paramount concern.General Tillson’s order of October 3, 1865 (Circular Number 2), which restricted the issuing of rations only to those in need, also instructed his subordinates to “makeimmediate and vigorous efforts” to secure work for unemployed freedmen “wherefair compensation and kind treatment will be secured to them.” Upon arrival at his

5 “Statement in brief, of the operations of the Freedmen’s Bureau in Georgia, sinceSeptember last, the date of his assignment to duty,” Davis Tillson, Bvt. Maj. Gen., AnnualReports of the Assistant Commissioners, GA, August 7, 1866, Records of the Office of theCommissioner, 1866–69, Records of the Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and AbandonedLands, Record Group (RG) 105, National Archives Building, Washington, DC. 6 Paul A. Cimbala, “The “Talisman Power”: Davis Tillson, The Freedmen’s Bureau, andFree Labor in Reconstruction Georgia, 1865–68,” Civil War History XXVIII, no. 2 (June1982): 160. 7 Ibid, 160–64.

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post in early September 1865, Tillson found the labor system in Georgia in disarray.Able-bodied freedmen were being paid from $2 to $7 per month. Many were of thenotion that the Federal Government was planning to distribute land to them atChristmas or New Year’s, and thus large numbers of freedmen were refusing to signlabor contracts. Planters, on the other hand, were convinced that the Bureau was the“champion” of the freedmen and totally insensitive to their concerns about freedmenand their unwillingness to labor, and were thus making little effort to prepare for theplanting season.5

On December 22, 1865, in an effort to remove “false and mistaken impressions”held by the both planters and freedmen, Tillson issued wage guidelines that bothparties were expected to follow. Under the new rules, freedmen had the right tochoose their own employers, but those freedmen who refused to sign contracts afterJanuary 10, 1866, “where employers offer good wages and kind treatment,” had to accept contracts that the Bureau made for them. In upper and middle Georgia, where the land was poor and unsuited for raising large quantities of crops, Tillsoninstructed his officers to secure contracts paying men $12–$13 per month, and$8–$10 dollars per month for women. Freedmen were to provide for their ownclothing and medicines. In other parts of the state and along the coast and south-western Georgia, where “good crops” could be raised, men were to be paid $15 permonth, including board and lodging, and women $10 per month. In areas whereplanters preferred to pay a share of the crop, the order required payment of “fromone-third the gross to one half the net proceeds.”6

Realizing that not all planters would comply with his new wage guidelines, Tillsoninstructed his subordinates to call on the military to enforce his orders whenevernecessary. He was aware in spite of his orders, many of the contracts being signed,even some approved by his own agents, were substandard and not in compliancewith his wage schedule. He made clear to both his agents and the planters that such contracts would not be recognized. To emphasize the importance of and hiscommitment to fair contracts and compensation for freedmen, Tillson offeredtransportation to freedmen to such areas as southwest Georgia and the MississippiValley where wages were higher. In a November 1866 report to CommissionerHoward, Tillson indicated that he had issued 381orders for transportation for some2,947 men and 1,013 children.7

8 House Ex. Doc. 70, 39th Cong., 1st Sess. Serial Vol. 1256, pp. 61–62. 9 Senate Ex. Doc. 6, 39th Cong., 2nd Sess., Serial vol. 1276, pp. 54–56.

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Safeguarding rights and securing justice for freedmen was a major area of concernfor the Freedmen’s Bureau. Following the Civil War, several Southern states enacteda series of laws commonly known as “black codes,” which restricted the rights andlegal status of freedmen. Freedmen were often given harsh sentences for pettycrimes and in some instances were unable to get their cases heard in state courts. In acircular issued by Commissioner Howard on May 30, 1865 (Circular Number 5),Assistant Commissioners were directed to “adjudicate, either themselves or throughofficers of their appointment, all difficulties arising between negroes themselves, orbetween negroes and whites or Indians.” In response to Howard’s circular, GeneralTillson issued an order on November 15, 1865 (Circular Number 4), instructing hisofficers to hear and make determinations in cases involving freedmen in which thedisputed sum did not exceed $50, or the punishment did not exceed $50 or 30 days’imprisonment. Agents were also told that they could “try offences committed by oragainst freedmen, provided the sentence imposed does not exceed one hundred andfifty dollars or imprisonment for at hard labor for sixty days.” Tillson furtherordered that “It is preferred that all cases of any importance . . . whenever under thelaws there of [the State of Georgia], or by agreement of the parties . . . [where] thetestimony of Freedmen can be admitted . . . the Agent will turn them over to the civilauthorities for trial.” To carry out Tillson’s orders, agents were to establish three-member tribunals (known as freedmen’s courts) consisting of a Bureau official andtwo citizens, one chosen by each party involved in the case.8

However, when the Georgia State Legislature passed an act conferring civil rights on “persons of color,” approved March 17, 1866, Tillson advised his officers onApril 6 (Circular Number 4) that they were no longer required to comply withCommissioner Howard’s orders of May 30, 1865. While Tillson told his agents that they were to continue to follow instructions issued by him on November 6, 1865(Circular Number 4), “all cases exceeding their jurisdiction, unless otherwisespecially directed by the Department Commander, [were to] be turned over to thecivil authorities of the State for adjudication.” Despite the Bureau’s efforts to securejustice and civil rights for freedmen in Georgia, blacks continued to complain to theagency about some of the “most fiendish and diabolical outrages” suffered by themat the hands of gangs known as “Regulators,” “Jayhawkers,” and the “Black-horsecavalry.” Perpetrators of crimes against freedmen were often not apprehended orprosecuted by civil authorities. At various times, because of increased hostilitiestoward freedmen and the failure of civil authorities to take action in their cases,Bureau officials in Georgia were compelled to reassert their authority.9

Bureau educational activity began in Georgia in October 1865, when G. L. Eberhartwas appointed as superintendent of schools (later education). In August 1867,Edward A. Ware succeeded Eberhart. In January 1869, Assistant CommissionerMaj. John R. Lewis assumed the duties of superintendent of education. Lewis served

10 Paul A. Cimbala, Under the Guardianship of the Nation: The Freedmen’s Bureau and theReconstruction of Georgia, 1865–1870, pp. 105–110.

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in both capacities until May 1869, when the office of Assistant Commissioner wasdiscontinued, and remained as superintendent education until May 1870. Therecords of the two offices were not combined. Ware, who had been acting as assis-tant superintendent, remained in Georgia as acting superintendent until August 1870,when all Bureau officers except the claims agents were withdrawn from the state.

Congress’s failure to provide an appropriation for the Freedmen’s Bureau during itfirst year of operation, impacted significantly on the agency’s ability to provideadequate assistance for freedmen education. With limited financial resources, theBureau provided help when it could, and worked vigorously to encourage freedmenand Northern benevolent societies to take on the primary responsibility for provid-ing support for black schools. G. L. Eberhart and his successors were of the opinionthat “colored people who are unwilling to help educate their children do not deserveto have schools.” To encourage freedmen to participate in this self-support effort,Eberhart urged them to establish educational associations. With assistance fromlocal Bureau agents, educational associations were established in the subdistricts ofThomasville, Bainbridge, Albany, Georgetown, Cuthbert, and Americus. In early1866, the “pay your own way” policy led to the founding of the Georgia EducationalAssociation (initially organized as the Georgia Equal Rights Association). TheEducational Association worked closely with the Bureau and Northern aid societiesand became the model “to encourage the people [freedmen] to organized effort insupporting their own schools & managing their own affairs.” By the end of 1866,freedmen owned 57 schoolhouses and provided support for 96 of the 127 schools inthe state. By the spring of 1867, freedmen contributions sustained some 104 schoolsand teachers and more than 3,000 students. During the same period, the Bureaumaintained some 44 schools and 50 teachers and close to 3,100 pupils. Northern aidsocieties provided support for 84 schools, 78 teachers, and over 7,000 students.Freedmen also defrayed the expenses for 45 schools under the control of the Bureauand the aid societies.10

With the passage of the Army Appropriations Act on July 13, 1866 (14 Stat. 90), theBureau received its first appropriation and was able to provide greater assistance inits effort to support freedmen education. In addition to providing some $21,000 forstate superintendents’ salaries, the Act made available $500,000 more for the rentand repair of school buildings. In the same month, Congress overrode PresidentAndrew Johnson’s veto and extended the life of the Bureau for 2 years. In this newlegislation (14 Stat. 173), the Bureau was allowed to “seize, hold, use, lease, or sell”Confederate property for the purpose of educating freedmen. The act also requiredthe Bureau to work closely with benevolent groups and to lease buildings to thoseassociations that supplied teachers. By early July 1869, the Bureau had expendednearly $105,000 for the construction and repair of school buildings that providedaccommodations for 4,690 students. The Bureau spent an additional $10,471 for the

11 Ibid., pp. 116–118.

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repair of buildings that provided part-time space for more than 3,500 pupils. By thetime the Bureau withdrew from Georgia in 1870, the agency had contributed fundsfor the building of some 50 schools in the state.11

RECORDS DESCRIPTION

These records consist of volumes and unbound records. The volumes reproduced inthis microfilm publication were originally arranged by type of record and thereunderby volume number. No numbers were assigned to series consisting of single volumes.Years later, all volumes were arbitrarily assigned numbers by the Adjutant General’sOffice (AGO) of the War Department after the records came into its custody. In thismicrofilm publication, AGO numbers are shown in parentheses to aid in identifyingthe volumes. The National Archives assigned the volume numbers that are not inparentheses. In some volumes, particularly in indexes and alphabetical headings ofregisters, there are blank numbered pages that have not been filmed.

The volumes consist of letters and endorsements sent and received, press copies ofletters sent, registers of letters received, letters and orders received, special ordersand circulars issued, registers of complaints, and monthly reports forwarded to theAssistant Commissioner. The unbound documents consist of letters and ordersreceived, unregistered letters and narrative reports received, special orders andcirculars issued, general orders and circulars received, monthly reports, and recordsrelating to complaints, labor contracts, patients, and court papers.

LIST OF BOOK RECORDS OF OFFICERSThe single-volume list of book records of officers in Georgia (no date) is arrangedby office, with records of the Assistant Commissioner first, followed alphabeticallyby locations of the subdistrict offices. Included in the list of book records are thetype of record in each book or volume, the dates of the volume, and the volumenumber. Throughout this introductory material and in the Table of Contents, theAGO volume number appears in parentheses in the series descriptions of therecords.

OFFICES OF STAFF OFFICERSChief Quartermaster and Disbursing OfficerThe nine volumes of press copies of letters sent, October 1865–May 1869, 1 (62), 2 (63), 3 (64), 4 (65), 5 (66), 6 (67), 7 (68), 8 (69), and 9 (70), are arrangedchronologically and have name indexes.

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The two volumes of endorsements sent and received, August 1867–May 1869, 1 (71) and 2 (72), are arranged chronologically, and there is a name index in volume1 (71). For letters and reports received by endorsement and entered in volume 2 (72), see letters and reports received by endorsement (July 1868–April 1869) listed below.

Unbound letters and reports received by endorsement, June 1868–May 1869, arearranged chronologically. These letters and reports are entered in volume 2 (72).NOTE: Endorsements entered in volume 1 (71) are interspersed with theunbound letters received, mentioned below.

The three volumes of registers of letters received, January 1867–May 1869, 1 (59), 2 (60), and 3 (61), are arranged by time period. The first two registers also includeendorsements sent and received. The series of endorsements was thereaftercontinued in the two-volume series of endorsements sent and received mentionedabove. For letters received, see the series of letters received (January 1867–April1869) mentioned below. The entries in the registers are arranged alphabetically byinitial letter of the surname of the correspondent and thereunder chronologically bydate of receipt of the communication.

Unbound letters received, January 1867–May 1869, are arranged according to theirentry in the registers of letters received mentioned above.

Unbound unregistered letters received October 1865–April 1869, are arranged bymonth and thereunder alphabetically by initial letter of the surname of thecorrespondent.

The two volumes of monthly reports of persons and articles hired that were sent toBureau headquarters, October 1865–August 1870, 1 (81) and 2 (82), are arrangedchronologically, and there is a list of contents in volume 1 (81).

Unbound monthly reports of persons and articles hired that were received from staffand subordinate officers, June 1866–December 1868, are arranged chronologically.

Unbound accounts current, August 1866–March 1867, are arranged chronologically.

Unbound special orders received relating to the issuance of transportation, May1867–December 1868, are arranged chronologically.

The single-volume register of freight received and forwarded, April 1867–March1869 (86), is arranged chronologically.

Surgeon in ChiefThe single volume of letters sent and a register of letters received, September1865–July 1867 (52), is arranged by type of record and thereunder chronologically. The letters sent are dated September–October 1865 and October 1866–July 1867.

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Those letters for October 1866–July 1867 also include orders issued and a fewcopies of letters received. The register of letters received and endorsements sent aredated September 1865–February 1866 and February–July 1867.

The two volumes of press copies of letters sent, July 1867–January 1869, 1 (53) and2 (54), are arranged chronologically and have name indexes.

The undated single-volume name index (51) is an index to volume 2 (50) of theregisters of letters received and endorsements sent and received (July 1868–January1869) mentioned below.

The two volumes of registers of letters received and endorsements sent and received,July 1867–January 1869, 1 (49) and 2 (50), are arranged by time period. For a nameindex to volume 2 (50), see volume (51) mentioned above. For entries relating toletters received, see the series of letters received mentioned below. The entries in thefirst register are arranged alphabetically by initial letter of the surname of thecorrespondent and thereunder arranged and numbered in chronological order. Theentries in the second register are arranged and numbered in chronological order.

Unbound letters received, July 1867–December 1868, are arranged according totheir entry in the registers of letters received and endorsements sent and receivedmentioned above.

Unbound unregistered letters received, September 1865–August 1867, are arrangedchronologically.

The single volume of circulars and circular letters issued, August 1867–November1868 (55), is arranged chronologically.

The single volume of monthly and weekly reports of sick and wounded refugees andfreedmen that were forwarded to Bureau headquarters, October 1865–December1868 (57), is arranged chronologically. The volume also contains a roster of medicalofficers (1865–67) and copies of inventory and inspection reports (1866–67).

Unbound weekly and monthly reports of sick and wounded refugees and freedmen,October 1865–December 1868, are arranged chronologically.

Unbound weekly reports of sick and wounded refugees and freedmen from assistantsurgeons, October 1865–December 1868, are arranged by month, thereunderalphabetically by the name of the hospital, and thereunder chronologically.

Unbound monthly reports of medical attendants that were forwarded to Bureauheadquarters, February 1866–December 1868, are arranged chronologically.

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Unbound returns of commissioned medical officers that were forwarded to Bureauheadquarters, December 1865–December 1868, are arranged chronologically. Thereports give the name, rank, and station of each officer, and the nature of service andthe date of commission.

Unbound contracts with hospital attendants and surgeons, October 1865–September1868, are arranged by year. Afterwards, the records are arranged alphabetically bythe initial letter of the surname of the employee.

The single-volume of registers of reports and returns received from assistantsurgeons and forwarded to Bureau headquarters in Washington, 1867–68 (56), isarranged by type of register. There is a list of contents at the beginning of thevolume. The volume also includes a station book of assistant surgeons on duty inGeorgia.

The single volume of miscellaneous accounting records, 1865–68 (58), is arrangedby type of record. The volume includes cash accounts (September–December 1865),register of contracts with assistant surgeons (October 1865–February 1868, and aregister of requisitions from surgeons (1865–67). Also included is a summary ofhospital funds (1865–68) and a register of blanks received and issued (1865–67).

SUBORDINATE FIELD OFFICESAlbany (Subassistant Commissioner)The four volumes of letters sent, February 1866–December 1868, 1 (234), 2 (120), 3 (123), and 4 (125), are arranged chronologically, and volumes 3 (123) and 4 (125)have name indexes.

The single volume of endorsements sent and received, April–December 1868 (126),is arranged chronologically. Endorsements from January to April 1868 are entered involume 4 (119) of the registers of letters received mentioned below.

The four volumes of registers of letters received, 1 (114), 2 (117), 3 (118), and 4 (119),are dated February 1866–December 1868. Letters entered in volume 1 (114) for theperiod February 1866–April 1867 are arranged chronologically. Beginning in April1867, the letters were entered in volume 3 (118) alphabetically by initial letter of thesurname of the correspondent and thereunder chronologically with alphabeticaldivisions that were continued into volumes 1 (114) and 2 (117). The entries inVolume 4 (119), which are dated January–December 1868, are also arrangedalphabetically by initial letter of the surname of the correspondent and thereunderchronologically. There is a name index in volume 3 (118). The letters receivedentered in the register are mentioned below.

Unbound letters received, April 1867–December 1868, are arranged according totheir entry in the registers of letters received mentioned above.

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Unbound unregistered letters received, March 1866–December 1868 are arranged byyear and thereunder alphabetically by initial letter of the surname or office ofcorrespondent, with those from the Assistant Commissioner first, and thereunderchronologically.

The single volume of affidavits of freedmen and charges and specifications againstcitizens and military personnel, June 1866–September 1867 and January–July 1868(237), is arranged chronologically.

The single-volume register of contracts, 1866–67 (240), is arranged alphabeticallyby name of the county and thereunder alphabetically by the initial letter of thesurname of the employer.

Albany (Agent)The three volumes of letters sent, March 1867–December 1868, 1 (121), 2 (122),and 3 (124), are arranged chronologically and have name indexes.

The single volume of endorsements sent and received, May–December 1868 (127),is arranged chronologically and has a name index. For letters received byendorsement, see the series of letters received (1867–68) mentioned below. Endorsements for June 1867–July 1868 are in volume 2 (115) of the registers ofletters received (August 1867–December 1868) mentioned below.

The two volumes of registers of letters received, February 1867–December 1868, 1 (116), and 2 (115), are arranged by time period and have name indexes. For lettersreceived entered in the registers, see the series of letters received mentioned below. The entries in volume 1 (116) dated February–December 1867 are arrangedalphabetically by initial letter of the surname of the correspondent and thereunderchronologically. The entries for letters dated 1867 are mainly from thequartermaster, and this register may be a supplement for 1867. The entries in 2 (115)dated 1868 are also numbered. Volume 2 (115) also contains copies of endorsementssent and received for the period June 1867–July 1868.

Unbound letters received 1867–68 are arranged according to their entry in theregisters of letters received or the endorsement sent and received. There are a fewunregistered letters at the end of the series.

Unbound orders received, affidavits, and miscellaneous papers, 1867–68 arearranged by type of record and thereunder chronologically.

Albany (Dispensary)The single volume of letters and orders received and letters sent, November1866–May 1867 and November 1867–December 1868 (130), is arrangedchronologically. The first part of the volume contains copies of letters and ordersreceived; the second part is almost exclusively letters sent.

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The single-volume register of letters received and endorsements sent and received,February–December 1868 (128), is arranged by type of record and thereunderchronologically. For letters entered in the volume, see letters received mentionedbelow.

Unbound letters received, January–December 1868, are arranged according to theirentry in the register of letters received and endorsements sent and receivedmentioned above.

Unbound monthly reports of attendants and of sick and wounded refugees andfreedmen, 1867–68, are arranged by type of report and thereunder chronologically.

The three volumes of registers of patients, January 1867–December 1868, 1 (131), 2 (132), and 3 (133), are arranged chronologically. Volume 2 (132) also contains aregister of patients at Americus (January–May 1868).

The single-volume register of letters sent by the surgeon at the dispensary at themilitary station at Albany, June–July 1868 (129), is arranged chronologically. Thevolume also contains letters sent and letters and orders received by the surgeondetailed to Station Number 11, 3rd Military District (January–May 1868).

Americus (Agent)The single volume of letters sent, July 1866–November 1868 (136), is arrangedchronologically and has a name index. Letters sent, June 1866, are in volume 1 (138) of the registers of contracts mentioned below.

The two volumes of registers of letters received, May 1866–December 1868, 1 (134)and 2 (135), are arranged by time period, and volume 2 (135) has a name index. Forthe letters entered in the volumes, see the series of letters received mentioned below. The entries in volume 1 (134) are arranged alphabetically by initial letter of thesurname of the correspondent and thereunder chronologically. The entries in volume2 (135) are arranged chronologically. Volume 2 (135) also contains endorsementssent and received from February to December 1868.

Unbound letters received, May 1867–November 1868, are arranged chronologically. Some of these letters are entered in the registers of letters received mentioned aboveand some are not.

The two volumes of registers of contracts, January–March 1866 and January1867–June 1868, 1 (138) and 2 (137), are arranged chronologically and have nameindexes. Volume 1 (138) also contains letters sent, June 1866, and an inventorystock.

The single-volume register of complaints, August 1867–November 1868 (139), isarranged chronologically, and there is a name index for complaints dating fromApril to November 1868.

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Unbound miscellaneous records, 1865–68, is arranged by type of record. Therecords include monthly returns of stores (April 1867–March 1868), school reports(November–December 1867), reports of persons and articles hired (June1867–March 1868), leases, affidavits, and reports of murders.

Americus (Dispensary)The single volume of letters sent, August–November 1868 (140), is arrangedchronologically.

Unbound letters received, August–December 1868, are arranged chronologically.

Unbound monthly reports of sick and wounded, August–November 1868, arearranged chronologically.

The single-volume register of patients, August–November 1868 (141), is arrangedchronologically. There is also a register of patients (January–May 1867) for adispensary at Americus in volume 2 (132) of the registers of patients (January1867–December 1868) mentioned above.

Athens (Subassistant Commissioner)The two volumes of letters sent, February 1867–December 1868, 1 (169) and 2(170) are arranged chronologically and have name indexes. Volume 1 (169) has twoindexes: one to the addressee of the letter, and the other to persons mentioned withinthe letter.

The two volumes of registers of letters received and endorsements sent and received,February 1867–December 1868, 1 (165) and 2 (166), are arranged by time periodand have name indexes. For letters entered in the volumes, see the series of lettersreceived mentioned below. The entries are arranged alphabetically by initial letter ofthe surname of the correspondent and thereunder arranged chronologically andnumbered.

Unbound letters received, February 1867–December 1868, are arranged according totheir entry in the registers of letters received and endorsements sent and receivedmentioned above.

Unbound unregistered letters received, March 1867–November 1868, are arrangedalphabetically by initial letter of the surname of the correspondent and thereunderchronologically.

Unbound reports sent to the Assistant Commissioner, 1867–68, are arranged by typeof report and thereunder chronologically.

The single-volume register of complaints, February 1867–October 1868 (174), isarranged chronologically and has a name index.

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The single-volume register of freedmen receiving rations, March–April 1867 (177),is arranged chronologically. The last notation in the register is a report oftransportation orders issued for May 1867.

Athens (Agent)The three volumes of letters sent, May 1867–November 1868, 1 (171), 2 (172), and3 (173), are arranged chronologically, and volumes 2 (172) and 3 (173) have nameindexes. There are two indexes in volume 3 (173): one is to the addressee of theletter, and the other is to the persons mentioned in the letter.

The two volumes of registers of letters received and endorsements sent and received,May 1867–November 1868, 1 (167) and 2 (168), are arranged by time period andhave name indexes. For letters entered in these volumes, see the series of lettersreceived mentioned below. The entries are arranged and numbered in chronologicalorder.

Unbound letters received, May 1867–November 1868, are arranged according totheir entry in the registers of letters received and endorsements sent and receivedmentioned above.

The two volumes of registers of complaints, April 1867–November 1868, 1 (175)and 2 (176), are arranged chronologically and have name indexes.

Atlanta (Subassistant Commissioner)The two volumes of letters sent, October 1865–December 1866 and March1867–December 1868, 1 (98) and 2 (99), are arranged chronologically and havename indexes. Most of the letters were sent by the subassistant commissioner,however, volume 1 (98) also contains a few letters sent by the agent at Atlanta, afew endorsements sent, and a letter received.

The single volume of endorsements sent and received, January–June 1866 and May1867–June 1868 (100), is arranged chronologically and has a name index. The firstsection of the volume (January–June 1866) is basically a register of letters receivedand endorsements sent. The second section (1867–68) consists of copies ofendorsements sent and received that are cross-referenced in volumes 1 (96) and 2(97) of the registers of letters received (January 1867–December 1868) mentionedbelow.

The two volumes of registers of letters received, February 1867–December 1868, 1(96) and 2 (97), are arranged by time period, and volume 1 (96) has a name index. The entries are arranged alphabetically by initial letter of the surname of thecorrespondent and thereunder chronologically.

Unbound letters received, November 1865–October 1868, are arrangedchronologically. Some of these letters are entered in the registers of letters received

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mentioned above and others are not. There are also some letters received by theagent stationed at Atlanta.

The single volume of special orders and circulars issued, January–October 1866 andMay 1867–January 1868 (101), is arranged by type of order and thereunderchronologically. The special orders are dated January–October 1866, and thecirculars and circulars letters are dated May 1867–January 1868.

Unbound reports from agents of cases tried in courts, July 1867–July 1868 arearranged chronologically.

Unbound reports from agents of destitute whites and freedmen dated March 1867are arranged chronologically.

Unbound miscellaneous court papers and reports sent to the AssistantCommissioner, 1865–68, are arranged by type of record.

Unbound charges and specifications against freedmen and white citizens, September1865–March 1866, are arranged chronologically.

The single volume of orders sent to local citizens and a register of complaints,October 1865–December 1866 and May 1867–November 1868 (103), is arranged bytype of record and thereunder chronologically. The orders are dated October1865–December 1866, and the complaints are dated May 1867–November 1868.

The single-volume register of contracts, December 1867–June 1868 (102), isarranged by county and thereunder chronologically. The volume also contains aregister or orders received, November 1865–February 1868.

The single volume of accounts, May 1867–December 1868 (104), is arrangedchronologically.

Atlanta (Assistant Superintendent of Education)The single volume of press copies of letters sent, January–May 1869 (45½), isarranged chronologically and has a name index.

Alanta (Freedmen’s Hospital)The single volume of orders and letters received and letters sent, October1865–August 1868 (105), is arranged chronologically.

Unbound letters received October 1865–August 1868 are arranged chronologically.

Unbound reports of the surgeon in charge, 1865–68, are arranged by type of reportand thereunder chronologically. The records include monthly statements of funds(January 1866–August 1868), monthly reports of sick and wounded (November

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1865–August 1868), monthly reports of hospital attendants (January 1866–October1868), requisitions for medical stores (April–December 1867), and reports ofdestitute soldiers treated (August 1867–February 1868).

The two volumes of registers of patients, October 1865–August 1868, 1 (110) and 2(108), is arranged chronologically by date of admission. The entries give the name,age, and sex of the patient; the date of admission and date of discharge; and the typeof disease. Volume 1 (110) also contains a register of subsistence accounts datedMarch 1867–August 1868.

The single-volume register of patients at the dispensary of Atlanta Medical College,August 1867–August 1868 (107), is arranged chronologically. The entries give thename, age, and sex of the patient; the date of admission and date of discharge; andthe type of disease.

The single-volume register of employees under contract, January 1866–March 1867,March 1865–April 1865, December 1865–January 1866, and May 1867–August1868 (106), is arranged chronologically by date of contract. The volume alsocontains a prescription book dated December 1865–January 1866, morning reportsdated May 1867–August 1868, and copies of letters sent by the 2nd Brigade, 6thDivision, Cavalry Corps, Military Division of Mississippi in March 1865. Alsoincluded are weekly reports of sick and wounded of the Medical Department of theCavalry Corps dated March–April 1865.

The single-volume register of subsistence stores issued, February–September 1868(113), is arranged chronologically.

The single-volume register of commissary and subsistence stores received,February–August 1868 (111), is arranged chronologically.

The single-volume register of furniture, cooking utensils, and bedding in use,February–July 1868 (109), is arranged by month.

The single-volume register of commissary supplies expended, lost, or stolen,March–September 1868 (112), is arranged chronologically.

Augusta (Subassistant Commissioner)The three volumes of letters sent, July 1865–December 1868, 1 (150), 2 (151), and 3 (152), are arranged chronologically and have name indexes. Volume 1 (150) alsocontains registers of civil agents in the subdistrict dated 1865–66.

The single volume of endorsements sent and received, October 1866–April 1867(155), is arranged chronologically. Some of the letters are in the series of lettersreceived (March 1867–December 1868) mentioned below.

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The two undated volumes of name indexes are indexes to volumes 1 (146) and 4(145) for the periods August 1865–February 1867 and April–December 1868.

The four volumes of registers of letters received, August 1865–December 1868, 1(146), 2 (143), 3 (144), and 4 (145), are arranged by time period, and there areundated name indexes to volumes 1 (146) and 4 (145), mentioned above. For lettersentered in the volumes, see the series of letters received mentioned below. Theentries in volume 1 (146) are dated August 1865–February 1867 and are arrangedchronologically. For the period August–November 1865, each letter is fully copiedin the volume. The entries in volumes 2 (143) and 3 (144), for the periodMarch–December 1867, are arranged alphabetically by initial letter of the surnameof the correspondent and thereunder arranged chronologically and numbered. Thenumbers within each alphabetical division are continued from volume 2 (143) tovolume 3 (144). The last entries in volume 3 (144), December 1867–April 1868, andthe entries in volume 4 (145), April–December 1868, are arranged chronologicallyand numbered. There is a new series of numbers for May 1868.

The single volume of letters received, February–May 1867 (142), is arrangedchronologically and has a name index. The original letters are in the series of lettersreceived dated March 1867–December 1868 mentioned below.

Unbound letters received, March 1867–December 1868, are arranged according totheir entry in the register of letters received (August 1865–December 1868), thevolume of letters received (142), and the volume of endorsements sent and received(155) mentioned above.

Unbound unregistered letters received, August 1865–October 1868, are arrangedchronologically.

Unbound orders and circulars received, 1865–68, are arranged chronologically.

The single volume of orders received, February–May 1867 (160), are arrangedchronologically. The volume also contains a register of rations issued datedApril–September 1866.

Unbound reports forwarded to the Assistant Commissioner, August 1865–October1868, are arranged by type of report and thereunder chronologically.

The two volumes of registers of complaints, June 1865–April 1867, 1 (158) and 2(157), are arranged chronologically.

Unbound affidavits and other papers relating to freedmen’s complaints, 1865–68,are arranged alphabetically by initial letter of surname of the freedman.

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Augusta (Agent)The single volume of letters sent, July–December 1867 and April–December 1868(153), is arranged chronologically.

The single-volume register of letters received and endorsements sent and received,May 1867–October 1868 (147), is arranged chronologically and numbered and has aname index. For letters entered in the volume, see letters received (June1867–March 1868) mentioned below.

Unbound letters received, June 1867–March 1868 are arranged according to theirentry in the register of letters received and endorsements sent and receivedmentioned above.

Unbound unregistered letters received, January 1866–August 1867, are arrangedchronologically.

The single volume of contracts, August 1865–February 1866 (159), is arrangedchronologically.

The undated volume name index is an index to the register of complaints (156),April–July 1868, mentioned below.

The single-volume register of complaints, April–July 1868 (156), is arrangedchronologically. For a name index to the register, see the undated volume nameindex mentioned above.

Augusta (Assistant Superintendent of Education)The single volume of letters sent, January–May 1869 (154), is arrangedchronologically and has a name index.

The single-volume register of letters received and endorsements sent and received,January–May 1869 (149), is arranged chronologically and numbered.

Augusta (Freedmen’s Hospital)The single volume of letters sent and orders received, October–December 1865(161), is arranged chronologically.

Unbound letters received, October 1865–May 1868, are arranged chronologically.

Unbound monthly reports of sick and wounded, October 1865–May 1868, arearranged chronologically.

The single-volume register of patients, September 1865–April 1868 (164), isarranged chronologically.

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The single volume of monthly statements of hospital funds and ration returns,October 1865–May 1868 (162), is arranged chronologically.

The single-volume register of patients at the smallpox hospital and weekly reports ofsick and wounded at smallpox hospital, October 1865–July 1866 (163), is arrangedby type of record and thereunder chronologically.

Bainbridge (Agent)The two volumes of letters sent, June 1867–December 1868, 1 (182) and 2 (183), are arranged chronologically and have name indexes.

The three volumes of registers of letters received and endorsements sent andreceived are dated June 1867–December 1868. Volumes 1 (178), 2 (179), and 3(180) are arranged by time period. Volume 2 (179) appears to be a supplementaryvolume for the same time period as in volume 1 (178). There are name indexes involumes 1 (178) and 3 (180). For letters entered in the volumes, see the lettersreceived (August 1867–December 1868) mentioned below. The entries are arrangedalphabetically by initial letter of the surname of the correspondent and thereunderchronologically by date of receipt of the communication.

Unbound letters received, June 1867–December 1868, are arranged according totheir entry in the registers of letters received and endorsements sent and receivedmentioned above.

Unbound unregistered letters received, February–July 1867, are arranged chronologically.

Unbound reports sent to the Assistant Commissioner and contracts, 1865–68, arearranged by type of record or report and thereunder chronologically.

The two volumes of registers of complaints, June 1867–December 1868, 1 (185) and2 (186), are arranged chronologically and have name indexes.

Bainbridge (Assistant Superintendent of Education)The single volume of letters sent, January–May 1869 (184), is arrangedchronologically and has a name index.

The single-volume register of letters received, January–May 1869 (181), is arrangedchronologically and has a name index.

Bairdstown (Agent)The single-volume register of letters received and endorsements sent and received,August 1867–September 1868 (190), is arranged chronologically and has a nameindex.

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Unbound letters received, July 1866–April 1868, are arranged chronologically, andsome of the letters are entered in the register of letters received and endorsementssent and received mentioned above.

Unbound reports sent to the Assistant Commissioner and court papers, 1866–67, arearranged by type of record and thereunder chronologically.

The single-volume register of complaints, August 1867–September 1868 (191), isarranged chronologically and has a name index.

Barton (Agent)The single volume of letters sent, October 1867–August 1868 (188), is arrangedchronologically and has a name index.

The single-volume register of letters received and endorsements sent and received,October 1867–July 1868 (187), is arranged alphabetically by initial letter of thesurname of the correspondent and thereunder chronologically and has a name index.For letters entered in the volume, see the series of letters received (November1867–July 1868) mentioned below.

Unbound letters received, November 1867–July 1868, are arranged chronologically,and some of the letters are entered in the register of letters received andendorsements sent and received mentioned above.

Unbound reports sent to the Assistant Commissioner and affidavits, 1867–68, arearranged by type of record.

The single-volume register of complaints and orders sent to local citizens, May–July1868 (189), is arranged chronologically.

Blakely (See Fort Gaines)

Brunswick (Subassistant Commissioner)The single volume of letters sent, March 1867–June 1868 (201), is arrangedchronologically and has a name index.

The two volumes of press copies of letters sent, June 1868–May 1869, 1 (202) and 2(203), are arranged chronologically and have name indexes.

The three volumes of registers of letters received and endorsements sent andreceived, March 1867–May 1869, 1 (197), 2 (198), and 3 (199), are arranged bytime period, and volume 2 (198) has a name index. For letters entered in thevolumes, see the series of letters received (May 1867–December 1868) mentionedbelow. The entries in the first two registers are arranged alphabetically by the initialletter of the surname of the correspondent and thereunder chronologically by the

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date of receipt of the communication. The entries in the last register are arranged andnumbered in chronological order.

Unbound letters received, 1867–1868, are arranged according to their entry in theregisters of letters received and endorsements sent and received mentioned above.

Unbound unregistered letters received, July 1866–April 1868, are arrangedchronologically.

Unbound reports sent to the Assistant Commissioner and miscellaneous papers,1866–68, are arranged by type of record and thereunder chronologically.

Brunswick (Agent)The single volume of letters sent, June 1867–December 1868 (204), is arrangedchronologically and has a name index.

The single-volume register of letters received and endorsements sent and received,May 1867–December 1868 (200), is arranged alphabetically by the initial letter ofthe surname of the correspondent and thereunder chronologically by the date of thereceipt of the communication. It has a name index. For letters entered in the register,see the letters received (July 1867–December 1868) mentioned below.

Unbound letters received, July 1867–December 1868, are arranged according totheir entry in the registers of letters received and endorsements sent and receivedmentioned above. There are a few unregistered letters at the end of the series.

Unbound school reports and quarterly statements of stores, 1867–68, are arrangedby type of report and thereunder chronologically.

Brunswick (Dispensary)The single volume of letters sent, May 1867–December 1868 (206), is arrangedchronologically and has a name index.

The single-volume register of letters received and endorsements sent and received,May 1867–December 1868 (205), is arranged and numbered in chronological orderand has a name index. For letters entered in volume, see the series of letters received(May 1867–December 1868) mentioned below.

Unbound letters received, January 1867 and May 1867–December 1868, arearranged according to their entry in the register of letters received and endorsementssent and received mentioned above. There are a few unregistered letters at the end ofthe series.

Unbound monthly reports of sick and wounded, April 1867–November 1868, arearranged chronologically.

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The single volume of weekly reports of number of patients at the dispensary, June 8,1867–November 30, 1868 (207), is arranged chronologically. The volume alsocontains lists of patients (September–November 1866) and lists of refugees visited(October 1867).

The single-volume register of patients, November 1866–November 1868 (208), isarranged numerically.

Butler (Agent)The single volume of letters sent, May–October 1868 (195), is arrangedchronologically and has a name index.

The single-volume register of letters received and endorsements sent and received,May–August 1868 (194), is arranged by type of record and thereunderchronologically.

Unbound letters received, April–November 1868, are arranged chronologically.

Campbellton (Agent)Unbound letters received, March 1866–April 1867, are arranged chronologically

The single-volume register of complaints, February 1866–May 1867 (209), isarranged chronologically.

Carnesville ((Agent)The single volume of letters sent, June 1867–August 1868 (211), is arrangedchronologically.

The single-volume register of letters received and endorsements received and sent,September 1867–August 1868 (210), is arranged in chronological order andnumbered. For letters entered in the volume, see the series of letters received(September 1867–June 1868) mentioned below.

Unbound letters received, September 1867–June 1868), are arranged according totheir entry in the register of letters received and endorsements received and sentmentioned above.

Unbound unregistered letters received, May–September 1867, are arrangedchronologically.

Unbound contracts and monthly reports of contracts, 1867–68, are arranged by typeof record and thereunder chronologically.

The single-volume register of complaints, November 1867–August 1868 (212), isarranged chronologically.

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Carrollton (See Agent at Dawson)

Cartersville (Agent)The two volumes of letters sent, August 1867–December 1868, 1 (214) and 2 (215),are arranged chronologically and have name indexes.

The single-volume register of letters received and endorsements sent and received,April 1867–December 1868 (213), is arranged chronologically. For letters entered inthe volume, see the series of letters received (April 1867–November 1868)mentioned below.

Unbound letters received, April 1867–November 1868, are arranged according totheir entry in the register of letters received and endorsements sent and receivedmentioned above.

The single-volume register of complaints, August 1867–December 1868 (216), isarranged chronologically.

Clarksville (Agent)The single volume of letters sent, June–October 1867 (218), is arrangedchronologically and has a name index.

The single-volume register of letters received, June–November 1867 (217), isarranged chronologically and has a name index. For letters entered in the volume,see the series of letters received (June–November 1867) mentioned below.

Unbound letters received, June–November 1867, are arranged chronologically. Almost all of the letters appear to be entered in the register of letters receivedmentioned above.

Unbound monthly returns of Bureau stores, June–October 1867, are arrangedchronologically.

Columbus (Subassistant Commissioner)The two volumes of letters sent and endorsements sent and received, April1866–January 1869, 1 (222) and 2 (223), are arranged by type of record andthereunder chronologically and have name indexes. The letters sent are dated April1866–January 1869 and the endorsements are dated March 1867–November 1868.

The single-volume register of letters received and endorsements sent and received,March 1867–December 1868 (219), is arranged alphabetically by initial letter of thesurname of the correspondent and thereunder chronologically and has a name index. For letters entered in the volume, see the series of letters received (February1867–December 1868) mentioned below.

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Unbound letters received, February 1867–December 1868 are arranged according totheir entry in the register of letters received and endorsements sent and receivedmentioned above.

Unbound unregistered letters received, January 1867–February 1868, are arrangedchronologically.

Unbound orders received and reports sent to the Assistant Commissioner, 1867–68,are arranged by type of record or report and thereunder chronologically. Included are school reports, reports of contracts, reports of murders, rosters, and reports ofpersons and articles hired.

Columbus (Agent)The single volume of letters sent, June–November 1868 (225), is arrangedchronologically.

The single-volume register of letters received and endorsements sent and received,July 1867–December 1868 (221), is arranged alphabetically by initial letter of thesurname of the correspondent and thereunder chronologically. It has a name index.For letters entered in the volume, see the series of letters received, April 1867–June1868, mentioned below.

Unbound letters received, April 1867–June 1868, are arranged according to theirentry in the register of letters received and endorsements sent and receivedmentioned above.

The single-volume journal, May 1867–November 1868 (226), is arrangedchronologically and has a name index. Recorded in the journal are the complaints offreedmen and the actions taken by the agent, the agent’s opinions of conditions inthe area, and notices of letters sent by the agent.

Columbus (Assistant Superintendent of Education)The single volume of letters, sent January–March 1869 (224), is arrangedchronologically and has a name index.

The single-volume register of letters received, January–March 1869 (220), isarranged chronologically and has a name index.

Columbus (Dispensary)The single-volume register of patients, November 1865–December 1867 (228), isarranged by sex and thereunder chronologically.

The single volume of rations returns, register of outdoor patients, and receipts, 1865,1867–68 (227), is arranged by type of record and thereunder chronologically.

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Crawfordsville (Agent)The single volume of letters sent, April 1867–November 1868 (262), is arrangedgenerally in chronological order and has a name index. The volume also containssome miscellaneous records such as ration receipts and a register of contracts.

The single-volume register of letters received and endorsements sent and received,June 1867–November 1868 (261), is arranged chronologically and has a name index.

Unbound letters received, April 1867–December 1868, are arranged chronologically. Most of the letters do not appear to be entered in the register of letters received andendorsements sent and received mentioned above.

Unbound school reports, contracts, receipts, and affidavits, 1866–68, are arrangedby type of record.

The two volumes of registers of complaints cover the periods November1867–January 1868 and June–November 1868, 1 (263) and 2 (264). Volume 1 (263)appears to have no precise arrangement. Volume 2 (264) is arranged chronologicallyand has a name index.

Cumming (Agent)The single volume of letters sent, May 1867–December 1868 (230), is arrangedchronologically and has a name index.

The single-volume register of letters received and endorsements sent, April1867–December 1868 (229), is arranged chronologically and has a name index. Forletters entered in the volume, see the series of letters received (April 1867–December 1868) mentioned below.

Unbound letters received, April 1867–December 1868, are arranged chronologically. Most of the letters seem to be entered in the register of letters received andendorsements sent mentioned above.

The single-volume register of complaints, July 1867–October 1868 (231), isarranged chronologically.

Cuthbert (See Subassistant Commissioner Albany)

Cuthbert (Agent)The two volumes of letters sent, June 1867–December 1868, 1 (235) and 2 (236),are arranged chronologically and have name indexes.

The two volumes of registers of letters received, June 1867–December 1868, 1 (232)and 2 (233), are arranged by time period and have name indexes. For letters enteredin the volumes, see the series of letters received, June 1867–December 1868,

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mentioned below. The entries in volume 1 (232) are arranged alphabetically byinitial letter of the surname of the correspondent and thereunder chronologically. Those in volume 2 (233) are arranged and numbered in chronological order.

Unbound letters received, June 1867–December 1868, are arranged according totheir entry in the registers of letters received mentioned above. There are a fewunregistered letters at the end of the series.

Unbound orders received, contracts, and miscellaneous court papers, 1865–68, arearranged by type of record.

The single volume of affidavits of freedmen, September 1867 and March–November1868 (239), is arranged chronologically and has a name index.

The single-volume register of complaints, June 1867–December 1868 (238), isarranged chronologically and has a name index.

Dahlonega (Agent)The single volume of letters sent, January–December 1868 (242), is arrangedalphabetically by initial letter of the surname of the addressee and thereunderchronologically with some, but not all, letters to Commissioner Howard and theGovernor of Georgia first. The volume has an incomplete name index.

The single-volume register of letters received and endorsements sent and received,1868 (241), is arranged alphabetically by initial letter of the surname of thecorrespondent and thereunder chronologically. The first entries do not follow thisarrangement. The volume has a name index.

Unbound letters received, December 1867–November 1868, are arrangedchronologically. Some of the letters are entered in the register of letters received andendorsements sent and received mentioned above. There are a few school reports atthe end of the series.

The single-volume register of complaints, 1868 (243), is arranged alphabetically byinitial letter of the surname of the person making the complaint and thereunderchronologically and has a name index.

Dalton (Agent)The two volumes of letters sent, June 1867–November 1868, 1 (246) and 2 (247),are both arranged numerically. In volume 1 (246), it appears as if the letters weregrouped according to the name or position of the addressee. In volume 2 (247), theletters are nearly in chronological order. Both volumes have name indexes.

The two volumes of registers of letters received and endorsements sent and receivedcover the period June 1867–October 1868, 1 (244) and 2 (245). There appears to be

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no consistent arrangement to the entries in volume 1 (244). Volume 2 (245) isarranged in chronological order and numbered with two series of numbers. Bothvolumes have name indexes. For letters entered in the volumes, see the series ofletters received, July 1867–October 1868, mentioned below.

Unbound letters received, July 1867–October 1868, are arranged by the way theywere entered in the registers of letters received and endorsements sent and received(page of the registers). There are a few reports and unregistered letters at the end ofthe series.

The two volumes of registers of complaints, June 1867–October 1868, 1 (248) and 2(249), are arranged generally in chronological order and have name indexes.

Darien (Agent)Unbound letters received and contracts, 1866–68, are arranged by type of record andthereunder chronologically.

Darien (Dispensary)The single volume of letters received by the assistant surgeon, March–September1867 (255), is arranged chronologically. The volume also contains a register oforders and letters of transmittal received by the assistant surgeon.

The single volume of weekly reports of numbers of patients at the dispensary, March1867–September 1868 (256), is arranged chronologically. The reports were copiedinto a volume that had been the letter book of B. M. Bryan, assistant surgeon andmedical purveyor at Saltillo, Mexico, and it contains three letters datedJanuary–April 1848.

The single-volume register of patients, April 1867–September 1868 (254), isarranged chronologically.

The single-volume “prescription book,” April 1867–July 1868 (253), is arrangednumerically and contains copies of prescriptions.

Dawson (Agent)The two volumes of letters sent, July 1867–December 1868, 1 (367) and 2 (251), arearranged chronologically and have name indexes. The last letters(September–October 1868) in volume 1 (367) are duplicated in volume 2 (251).

The single volume of endorsements sent and received, September–December 1868(252), is arranged chronologically and has a name index.

The two volumes of letters received, July 1867–March 1868 and June–December1868, 1 (366) and 2 (250), are arranged by time period, and volume 2 (250) has aname index. The entries in volume 1 (366) are arranged chronologically, and this

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volume also includes copies of endorsements sent and received. The entries involume 2 (250) are arranged alphabetically by initial letter of the surname of thecorrespondent and thereunder arranged in chronological order and numbered.

Unbound letters received, March 1867–December 1868, are arrangedchronologically. Some of the letters are entered in the registers of letters receivedmentioned above. Most of them are dated 1868.

The single-volume register of complaints, December 1867–August 1868 (368), isarranged and numbered in chronological order and has a name index. For papersrelating to complaints entered in the register, see the series of papers regardingcomplaints, 1867–68, mentioned below. For a register of complaints,September–December 1868, see the register of complaints, July–August 1868 (324),for the agent at Newton described later in this publication.

Unbound papers regarding complaints, 1867–68 are arranged chronologically. Thecomplaints are entered in the register of complaints mentioned above.

Dorchester (See Agent at Hinesville)

Eatonton (See Agent at Milledgeville)

Elijay (Agent)Unbound letters received, September–November 1867, are arrangedchronologically.

Forsyth (See Agent at Dawson)

Fort Gaines (Agent)The single-volume name index (260) is an index to volume 2 (259) of the series ofletters sent January–June 1868 mentioned below.

The two volumes of letters sent, June 1867–June 1868, 1 (258) and 2 (259), arearranged chronologically and have name indexes. The index in volume 2 (259) is tothe page on which the letter is copied. For the name index to the number of theletter, see the name index (260) mentioned above. Some of the letters(January–March 1868 in volume 1 (258) appear to be duplicated in volume 2 (259).

The two volumes of registers of letters received, July 1867–June 1868, 1 (192) and 2 (257) are arranged by time period. The entries are arranged alphabetically byinitial letter of the surname of the correspondent and thereunder chronologically.Some of the entries (January–February 1868 in volume 1 (192) are duplicated involume 2 (257). Volume 2 (257) also contains endorsements sent and received,January–May 1868, which are arranged and numbered in chronological order.

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Unbound letters received and miscellaneous papers relating to complaints, 1867–68,are arranged by type of record and thereunder chronologically. Some of the lettersreceived are entered in the registers of letters received mentioned above.

The single-volume register of complaints, June 1867–May 1868 (193), is arrangedchronologically. For a register of the trials of many of the complaints listed in thisvolume, see the register of cases tried in freedmen’s court, July 1867–April 1868(260½) mentioned below.

The single-volume register of cases tried in freedmen’s court, July 1867–April 1868(260½) is arranged chronologically.

Fort Valley (See Agent at Perry)

Greensboro (Agent)Unbound letters received and contracts are dated 1866–67. There are only two lettersreceived, and they are dated March 1866 and May 1867.

Greensboro (See Also Agent at Crawfordsville)

Griffin (Subassistant Commissioner)The two volumes of letters sent, July 1866–February 1867 and July 1867–November1868, 1 (267) and 2 (268), are arranged chronologically and have name indexes.

The two volumes of registers of letters received covering the periods July1866–February 1867, August 1867–November 1868, 1 (269) and 2 (266), arearranged by time period and there is a name index in volume 2 (266). For lettersreceived, see the series of letters received, June 1866–February 1867 (265)mentioned below. In volume 1 (269), the entries are arranged chronologically, andthey include endorsements sent and received. In volume 2 (266), the entries for 1867are arranged chronologically, and those for 1868, alphabetically by initial letter ofthe surname of the correspondent and thereunder chronologically.

The single volume of letters received, June 1866–February 1867 (265), is arrangedchronologically and has a name index.

Unbound letters received, August 1867–November 1868, are arranged according totheir entry in register number 2 (266) in the registers of letters received mentionedabove.

Unbound unregistered letters received, February 1867–July 1868, are arrangedchronologically.

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Unbound contracts, settlements between freedmen and employers, affidavits, andmonthly reports sent to the Assistant Commissioner, 1865–58, are arranged by typeof record.

The single-volume register of complaints, February 1866–November 1868 (270), isarranged chronologically. The agent at Griffin started this volume.

The single-volume register of contracts dated November 1865–July 1868 (271) isarranged chronologically.

The single volume of accounts, January–November 1868 (272) is arrangedchronologically. The volume also includes lists of stores.

Griffin (Agent)Unbound letters received, January 1866–April 1867, are arranged chronologically.

Halcyondale (Agent)The single volume of letters sent, July 1867–December 1868 (274), is arrangedchronologically and has a name index.

The single-volume register of letters received and endorsements sent and received,July 1867–December 1868 (273), is arranged alphabetically by initial letter of thesurname of the correspondent and thereunder arranged in chronological order andnumbered. For letters entered in the volume, see the series of letters received, July1867–December 1868, mentioned below.

Unbound letters received, July 1867–December 1868, are arranged according totheir entry in their register of letters received and endorsements sent and receivedmentioned above.

Unbound unregistered letters received, June–December 1867, are arrangedchronologically.

The single-volume register of complaints, July–November 1867 and June–August1868 (275), is arranged chronologically, and there is a name index for entries in1867.

Unbound miscellaneous papers regarding complaints, 1867–68, are arrangedchronologically.

Hawkinsville (Agent)The single volume of letters sent, March–September 1868 (277), is arrangedchronologically and has a name index.

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The single-volume register of letters received, March–August 1868 (276), isarranged alphabetically by initial letter of the surname of the correspondent andthereunder chronologically and has a name index. For letters entered in the volume,see the series of letters received, February–August 1868, mentioned below.

Unbound letters received, February–August 1868, are arranged according to theirentry in the register of letters received mentioned above.

Unbound unregistered letters received, April 1867–September 1868, are arrangedchronologically.

Unbound contracts and reports cover the period 1867–68.

The single-volume register of complaints, March–July 1868 (278), is arrangedchronologically and has a name index.

Hinesville (Agent)Unbound letters received, January 1867–November 1868, are arrangedchronologically.

Unbound contracts and reports, 1867–68, are arranged by type of record.

Irvinton (Agent)Unbound letters received, August–December 1868, are arranged chronologically. At the beginning of the series are two documents that note all the letters sent andreceived by the agent.

Isabella (Agent)Unbound letters received, dated April–August 1867, are arranged chronologically.

Unbound returns of stores and reports of persons and articles hired are dated 1867.

Jackson (Agent)Unbound letters received, September 1865–April 1867, are arranged chronologically. Jonesboro (Agent)The single volume of letters sent, June 1867–November 1868 (280), is arrangedchronologically. This series consists mainly of abstracts of letters sent or forwarded,and the volume has a name index.

The single-volume register of letters received and endorsements sent, June1867–November 1868 (279), is arranged in chronological order and numbered. It has a name index. For letters received, see the series of letters received,June–December 1867, mentioned below.

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Unbound letters received, June 1867–November 1868, are arranged according totheir entry in the register of letters received and endorsements sent mentioned above.

The single-volume register of complaints, June 1867–August 1868 (281), isarranged chronologically and has a name index.

Lafayette (Agent)Unbound letters sent, June 1867–March 1868 (284), are arranged chronologicallyand have a name index.

The single-volume register of letters received and endorsements sent, May1867–February 1868 (283), is arranged alphabetically by initial letter of the surnameof the correspondent and thereunder arranged in chronological order and numbered.It has a name index. Frequently, the entire letter is copied rather than an abstract ofits contents.

The single volume of letters received and register of complaints, 1867–68 (285), isarranged by type of record and thereunder chronologically. The letters received aredated May–June 1867, and the register of complaints, June 1867–February 1868. There is a name index for the entire volume.

Lagrange (Agent)The two volumes of letters sent, May 1867–December 1868, 1 (288) and 2 (289),are arranged chronologically and have name indexes.

The two volumes of registers of letters received and endorsements sent and received,May 1867–December 1868, 1 (286) and 2 (287), are arranged by time period andhave name indexes. For letters entered in the volumes, see the series of lettersreceived, May 1867–December 1868, mentioned below. The entries are arrangednumerically.

Unbound letters received, May 1867–December 1868, are arranged according totheir entry in the registers of letters received and endorsements sent and receivedmentioned above.

Unbound unregistered letters received, September 1866–May 1868, are arrangedchronologically.

Unbound monthly school reports and receipts for notes in trust for freedmen, 1868,are arranged by type of record and thereunder chronologically.

The single-volume register of complaints, June 1867–November 1868 (290), isarranged chronologically and has a name index. The volume also contains a registerof provisions received and issued, May–July 1867. (See pages 34 and 35 in thevolume.)

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Lexington (Agent)The volume of letters sent, August 1867–September 1868 (282), is arrangedchronologically and has a name index. The series consists of mainly abstracts ofletters sent.

Unbound letters received, October 1867–October 1868, are arrangedchronologically.

Unbound reports, contracts, and miscellaneous records relating to complaints,1867–68, are arranged by type of record and thereunder chronologically.

Macon (Subassistant Commissioner)The two volumes of letters sent, December 1865–December 1868, 1 (296) and 2 (297), are arranged chronologically. Volume 1 (296), December 1865–March1867, is partially duplicated in volume 2 (297), January 1867–December 1868.There is a name index for volume 2 (297).

The four volumes of registers of letters received and endorsements sent, December1865–December 1868, 1 (291), 2 (292), 3 (293), and 4 (294), are arranged by timeperiod. There are name indexes for every volume except 1 (291). For letters enteredin the volumes, see the series of letters received, April–October 1866 and January1867–December 1868, mentioned below. The entries in volume 1 (291)April–October 1866, are arranged and numbered in chronological order. The entriesin volume 2 (292) and 3 (293), January–December 1867 and October 1867–August1868, are arranged alphabetically by initial letter of the surname of thecorrespondent and thereunder chronologically. The entries within each alphabeticaldivision are numbered, and in volume 2 (293) there is a separate numerical sequencefor each year. The entries in volume 4 (294), August–December 1868, are arrangedin chronological order and numbered. The entries in all four volumes includeendorsements.

Unbound letters received, April–October 1866 and January 1867–December 1868are arranged according to their entry in the registers of letters received andendorsements sent mentioned above.

Unbound unregistered letters received, December 1865–October 1868, are arrangedchronologically.

The two volumes of registers of complaints, January–May 1866 and March1867–December 1868, 1 (299) and 2 (300), are arranged chronologically and havename indexes. Volume 1 (299) also contains orders sent to local citizens relating tocomplaints, January–April 1866.

Unbound orders received, reports sent to the Assistant Commissioner, contracts, andmiscellaneous court papers, 1865–68, are arranged by type of record and thereunder

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chronologically. Included in this series are school reports, land reports, rationreports, reports of persons and articles hired, and accounts current.

Macon (Assistant Superintendent of Education)The single volume of press copies of letters sent, February–May 1869 (298), isarranged chronologically and has a name index.

The single-volume register of letters received and endorsements sent, January–May1869 (295), is arranged in chronological order and numbered and has a name index.

Unbound letters received consists of three letters dated January–March 1869.

Macon (Freedmen’s Hospital)The two volumes of letters sent and letters and orders received, October1865–September 1868, 1 (301) and 2 (302), have no precise arrangement. Volume 1 (301) includes letters sent and received October 1865–January 1866, printedorders and letters received 1867–68, and orders issued November 1865. Volume 2 (302) includes letters sent February–September 1868 and letters received and sentSeptember and December 1866 and February 1867.

The two volumes of registers of patients treated at the hospital cover the periodNovember 1865–June 1868, 1 (303) and 2 (308). Volume 2 (308), November1865–April 1868, is duplicated in volume 1 (303), November 1865–June 1868. Theentries within each are arranged chronologically by date of admission of patient.Both volumes also contain registers of patients treated outside of the hospital (April1867–March 1868). Volume 1 (303) also contains a register of the sick andwounded.

The single-volume register of patients, 1866–68 (310), is arranged in four groups(adult males, adult females, male children, and female children) and thereunderchronologically by the date of admission.

Unbound monthly and weekly reports of sick and wounded and monthly reports ofattendants, 1865–68 are arranged by type of report and thereunder chronologically.

The two volumes of weekly reports of sick and wounded, May 1866–October 1867and June–December 1868, 1 (304) and 2 (307), are arranged chronologically

The single-volume register of medications administered to patients, 1866–67 (309),is arranged chronologically.

The single volume of trimonthly ration returns, June–October 1867 (305), isarranged chronologically. Beginning in September 1867, returns were mademonthly.

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Unbound monthly statements of hospital funds, June–November 1868 (306), arearranged chronologically.

Mcdonough (Agent)The single volume of letters sent, October 1867–August 1868 (315) are arrangedchronologically and has a name index.

The single-volume register of letters received and endorsements sent and received,January 1867–September 1868 (314), is arranged chronologically and has a nameindex. For letters entered in the volume, see the series of letters received, January1867–June 1868, mentioned below.

Unbound letters received, January 1867–September 1868, are arranged according totheir entry in the register of letters received and endorsements sent and received.

The single-volume register of complaints, October 1867–August 1868 (316), isarranged chronologically.

Unbound miscellaneous records relating to complaints and contracts, 1865–66, arearranged by type of record.

Marietta (Subassistant Commissioner)The single volume of letters sent, December 1866–December 1867 (312), isarranged chronologically and has a name index.

The single-volume register of letters received and endorsements sent and received,December 1866–January 1868 (311), is arranged alphabetically by initial letter ofthe surname of the correspondent and thereunder chronologically and has a nameindex.

Unbound letters received, May 1866–January 1868, are arranged chronologically,and some of the letters are entered in the register of letters received andendorsements sent and received mentioned above.

Unbound contracts and records relating to complaints, 1865–67 are arranged by type of record.

The single-volume register of complaints and orders sent to local citizens,January–December 1867 (313), is arranged chronologically. The volume alsocontains receipts for rations and public property, June 1867.

Marietta (See Agent at Cumming)

Marion (Agent)Unbound letters received, January 1866–August 1868, are arranged chronologically.

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Unbound contracts and miscellaneous records relating to complaints, 1867–68, arearranged by type of record.

Milledgeville (Agent)The single volume of letters sent, June 1867–December 1868 (318), is arrangedchronologically and has a name index.

The single-volume register of letters received and endorsements sent and received,June 1867–November 1868 (317), is arranged in chronological order and numbered.It has a name index. For letters entered in the volume, see the series of lettersreceived, February–June 1868, mentioned below.

Unbound letters received consist of three letters dated February–June 1868 and areentered in the register of letters received and endorsements sent and receivedmentioned above.

Unbound unregistered letters received, December 1865–November 1868, arearranged chronologically.

Unbound reports, contracts, and affidavits, May 1866–November 1868, are arrangedby type of record and thereunder chronologically. The records include schoolreports, and reports of persons and articles hired. Also included are returns ofBureau stores.

The single-volume register of complaints and orders sent to local citizens, June1867–August 1868 (319), is arranged chronologically and has a name index.

Monroe (Agent)Unbound letters received, January 1866–April 1867, are arranged chronologically.

Newman (Agent)The single volume of letters sent, May 1867–September 1868 (328), is arrangedchronologically and has a name index.

The single-volume register of letters received and endorsements sent and received,May 1867–September 1868 (327), is arranged chronologically and has a nameindex.

Unbound letters received, January 1867–August 1868, are arranged chronologically,and some of the letters are entered in the register of letters received andendorsements sent and received mentioned above.

The single-volume register of complaints, May 1867–July 1868 (329), is arrangedchronologically and has a name index.

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Newton (Agent)The two volumes of letters sent, May 1867–August 1868, 1 (322) and 2 (323), arearranged chronologically and have name indexes.

The two volumes of registers of letters received, April 1867–July 1868, 1 (320) and2 (321), are arranged by time period and have name indexes. For letters entered inthe volumes, see the series of letters received, May 1867–July 1868, mentionedbelow. The entries are generally arranged alphabetically by initial letter of thesurname of the correspondent and thereunder chronologically. The registers alsoinclude endorsements sent and received, which are arranged and numbered inchronological order.

Unbound letters received, May 1867–July 1868, are arranged according to theirentry in the registers of letters received mentioned above.

Unbound monthly reports of contracts, September 1867–July 1868, are arrangedchronologically.

The single-volume register of complaints, July–August 1868 (324) is arrangedchronologically and has a name index. The volume also contains a register ofcomplaints made at Dawson, GA, September–December 1868.

Newton (Dispensary)The single volume of letters sent, December 1867–September 1868 (325), isarranged chronologically and has a name index.

The single-volume register of letters received and endorsements sent and received,December 1867–December 1868 (326), is arranged chronologically and has a nameindex.

Unbound letters received, November 1867–December 1868, are arrangedchronologically, and some of the letters are entered in the register of letters receivedand endorsements sent and received mentioned above.

Unbound monthly reports of sick and wounded, December 1867–November 1868,are arranged chronologically.

Perry (Agent)The single volume of letters sent, September 1867–December 1868 (332), isarranged chronologically and has a name index. The volume also contains a registerof letters received, which is duplicated in the register of letters received andendorsements sent, September 1867–December 1868 (331), mentioned below.

The single-volume register of letters received and endorsements sent, September1867–December 1868 (331), is arranged chronologically. For letters entered in the

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volume, see the series of letters received, September 1867–December 1868,mentioned below.

Unbound letters received, September 1867–December 1868, are arranged accordingto their entry in the register of letters received and endorsements sent mentionedabove.

Unbound unregistered letters received, May 1867 and September 1867–July 1868,are arranged chronologically.

Unbound records, 1867–68, are arranged by type of report and thereunderchronologically. Included are “personal” reports, reports of persons and articleshired, school reports, reports of contracts, and returns of Bureau stores.

Unbound labor contracts and miscellaneous court papers, 1866–68, are arranged bytype of record.

Quitman (Agent)The single volume of letters sent, April 1867–July 1868 (334), is arrangedchronologically and has a name index.

The single-volume register of letters received and endorsements sent and received,April 1867–June 1868 (333), has no consistent arrangement to the entries.

Unbound letters received, April 1867–August 1868, are arranged chronologically. Some of the letters are entered in the register of letters received and endorsementssent and received mentioned above.

Unbound monthly reports of contracts, April 1867–September 1868, are arrangedchronologically.

The single-volume register of complaints, October 1867–June 1868 (335), isarranged chronologically and has name index.

Riceboro (See Agent at Hinesville)

Rome (Agent)The three volumes of letters sent, June 1866–December 1868, 1 (340), 2 (341), and3 (342), are arranged chronologically and have name indexes.

The four volumes of letters received, February 1867–December 1868, 1 (336), 2 (337), 3 (338), and 4 (339), are arranged by time period. There are name indexesfor every volume except 1 (336). For letters entered in the volumes, see the series ofletters received, February 1867–December 1868, mentioned below. The entries involume 1 (336) are arranged alphabetically by initial letter of the surname of the

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correspondent and thereunder chronologically. The entries in volumes 2 (337), 3 (338), and 4 (339) are arranged in chronological order and numbered.

Unbound letters received, February 1867–December 1868, are arranged according to their entry in the registers of letters received mentioned above.

Unbound unregistered letters received, June 1866–December 1868, are arrangedchronologically.

The single volume of orders and letters sent relating to complaints, June1866–March 1867 (343), is arranged chronologically and has a name index.

The single-volume register of complaints, June 1866–November 1868 (344), isarranged chronologically.

Unbound miscellaneous records relating to complaints, 1866, are arranged by typeof record.

The single-volume register of contracts, 1866–68 (345), is arranged by month oryear and thereunder numerically.

St. Marys (Agent)The two volumes of letters sent are dated September 1867–December 1868, 1 (373)and 2 (374). Volume 1 (373), September 1867–July 1868, is arranged by initial letterof the surname of the person to whom the letter is written and thereunder arrangedand numbered in chronological order. Volume 2 (374), August–December 1868, isarranged and numbered in chronological order. Both volumes have name indexes.

The two volumes of registers of letters received, June 1867–December 1868, 1 (371)and 2 (372), are arranged by time period and have name indexes. The entries in bothregisters are generally arranged alphabetically by the initial letter of the surname ofthe correspondent and thereunder chronologically. However, in volume 1 (371) theentries for June–August 1867 at the beginning of the register are arrangedchronologically.

Unbound registered letters received, May 1867–November 1868, are arrangedchronologically.

Unbound unregistered letters received, May 1867–December 1868, are arrangedchronologically.

St. Simons Island (Agent)Unbound land report and report of planters who had sent their freedmen awayunpaid is dated August–September 1865 and consists of two items.

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Sandersville (Agent)The single volume of letters sent, May–November 1868 (364), is arrangedchronologically and has a name index.

The single-volume register of letters received, April 1867–November 1868 (363), is arranged chronologically by date received and has a name index.

The single-volume register of complaints, May 1867–July 1868 (365), is arrangedchronologically. The volume also includes a list of persons who were destitute.

Unbound school report and affidavits cover the period June 1867 and April–May1868. The school report is dated June 1867 and the affidavits, April–May 1868.

Savannah (Subassistant Commissioner)The two volumes of letters sent, February–December 1866 and February–March1869, 1 (347) and 2 (397) are arranged chronologically. The last letters in volume 1 (347) are not in chronological order, but the volume has a name index.

The single volume of press copies of letters sent, March 1869–July 1872 (398), isarranged chronologically and has a name index.

The single volume of endorsements sent, March 1866–January 1867 (349), isarranged in chronological order and numbered. Agent Sawyer signed the lastendorsements rather than the subassistant commissioner.

The three volumes of registers of letters received and endorsements sent andreceived, March 1867–August 1872, 1 (394), 2 (395), and 3 (396), are arranged bytime period. There is a name index in volume 3 (396). For letters entered in thevolumes, see the series of letters of letters received, March 1867–August 1872,mentioned below. The entries in registers 1 (394) and 2 (395) are arrangedalphabetically by initial letter of the surname of the correspondent and thereunderchronologically. The entries in volume 3 (396) are arranged and numbered inchronological order.

Unbound letters received, March 1867–August 1872, are arranged according to theirentry in the registers of letters received and endorsements sent and receivedmentioned above.

Unbound unregistered letters received, October 1865–July 1869, are arrangedchronologically.

The single volume of special orders and circulars issued, February–July 1867 (399),is arranged by type of order and thereunder chronologically. The volume alsocontains some miscellaneous registers, 1867–70, most of which pertain to claims.

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Unbound orders and circulars received, July 1865–November 1867, are arrangedchronologically.

Unbound reports sent to the Assistant Commissioner, September 1865–June 72, arearranged by type of report and thereunder chronologically. Included are land reports,reports of persons and articles hired, returns of Bureau stores, ration reports,accounts current, school reports (including teachers’ school reports), rosters, andreports of contracts.

Unbound affidavits and papers relating to complaints, June 1865–April 1867, arearranged by type of record.

Unbound labor contracts, 1865–68, are arranged alphabetically by name of thecounty in which the contracts was made.

The three volumes of registers of complaints, February–October 1866 and July1867–June 1868, 1 (352), 2 (351), and 3 (353), are arranged chronologically, andvolume 1 (352) has a name index.

The single-volume register of claimants, December 1867–February 1872 (350), isarranged chronologically by date the voucher was received. The register gives thename, company, and regiment of claimant; the amount due him; the dates thevouchers were returned; the amount of money received and paid; and by whom theclaimant was identified.

Unbound miscellaneous records, July 1865–April 1872 are arranged by type orsubject of record. Included are bills of lading, records relating to the distribution ofcorn in 1867, and records relating to the Rice Hope Plantation, the colony atBelleville, St. Catherine’s Island, and the Gibbons Estate.

Unbound records of the assistant adjutant general relating to the restoration ofproperty in the Savannah area, January 1865–January 1867, are arranged by type ofrecord. Included are letters sent, letters received, orders restoring property,applications for the restoration of property, and ration reports.

Savannah (Agent)The single volume of letters sent, June 1867–December 1868 (348), is arrangedchronologically.

The single-volume register of letters received and endorsements sent and received,December 1866–April 1868 (346), is arranged alphabetically by initial letter of thesurname of the correspondent and thereunder chronologically and has a name index.

Unbound letters received, September–October 1865, are arranged chronologically.

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Savannah (Lincoln Hospital)The two volumes of letters sent, December 1865–September 1868, 1 (354) and 2 (355), are arranged chronologically.

Unbound letters received, November 1865–September 1868, are arrangedchronologically.

Unbound reports sent to Bureau headquarters, October 1865–September 1868, arearranged by type of report and thereunder chronologically. Included are reports ofdischarged soldiers treated at the hospital, statements of hospital funds, reports ofthe sick and wounded, and reports of hospital attendants.

The four volumes of registers of patients cover the period 1865–68, 1 (359), 2 (356),3 (357), and 4 (361). The registers overlap in dates, and several of them containother miscellaneous information such as a register of prescriptions.

The single-volume “register of sick and wounded at Lincoln Hospital,” September1865–April 1867 (362), is arranged in chronological order and numbered. Thevolume also contains a register of patients, December 1866–May 1867, arranged bysex and thereunder chronologically.

The single-volume “case, diet, and prescription book,” January–March 1867 (358),is arranged chronologically.

Unbound morning reports, March–November 1865 (360), are arrangedchronologically.

Smithville (See Agent at Dawson)

Stockton (Subassistant Commissioner)The single volume of letters sent, June–December 1867 (370), is arrangedchronologically and has a name index.

The single-volume register of letters received and endorsements sent and received,July–December 1867 (369), is arranged alphabetically by initial letter of thesurname of the correspondent and thereunder chronologically and has a name index.

Unbound letters received, May–August 1867, are arranged chronologically.

Thomasville (Subassistant Commissioner)The three volumes of letters sent cover the period November 1865–December 1868,1 (379), 2 (380), 3 (381). Volume 1 (379) is arranged in chronological order andnumbered. Volumes 2 (380) and 3 (381) are arranged chronologically, and all thevolumes have name indexes.

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The two volumes of endorsements sent and received, November 1865–December1866 and March–December 1868, 1 (382) and 2 (383), are arranged numerically. There is a name index to volume 1 (382). Volume 1 (382) also contains a register ofnotices (help wanted, etc.) date March 1867.

Three volumes of registers of letters received and endorsements received and sent,February 1867–December 1868, 1 (376), 2 (377), and 3 (378), are arranged by timeperiod and have name indexes. For letters entered in the volumes, see the series ofletters received, November 1865–November 1868, mentioned below. The entries inregisters 1 (376) and 2 (377) are arranged alphabetically by initial letter of thesurname of the correspondent and thereunder chronologically. The entries in register3 (378) are arranged in chronological order and numbered.

Letters received, November 1865–December 1866 (375), are arrangedchronologically and has a name index.

Unbound letters received, November 1865–December 1868, are arranged accordingto their entry in the volumes of letters received, mentioned above.

Unbound unregistered letters received, October 1865–September 1868, are arrangedchronologically.

The single volume of general and special orders and circulars received, May1865–August 1868 (384), is unarranged and has a name index.

Unbound reports and miscellaneous papers relating to complaints, 1865–68, arearranged by type of record and thereunder chronologically. Included are landreports, schools reports, ration reports, and reports of contracts.

The single-volume register of complaints, November 1865–October 1866 and March1867–October 1868 (385), is arranged in chronological order and numbered. Thefirst entries, 1865–66, consist of a transcript of proceedings; entries for the period1867–68 are merely a register.

Warrenton (Agent)The single volume of letters sent, April 1867–November 1868 (387), is arrangedchronologically with letters to Commissioner Howard (April 1867–May 1868) at thebeginning. The volume has a name index.

The single-volume register of letters received and endorsements sent and received,June 1867–November 1868 (386), is arranged chronologically and has a nameindex.

Unbound letters received, April 1867–November 1868, are arranged chronologically,and some of the letters are entered in the register of letters received andendorsements sent and received mentioned above.

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The single volume of registers of contracts and complaints, June 1867–November1868 (388), is arranged by type of register. The register of contracts, June–July1867, is arranged numerically; the register of complaints, June 1867–November1868, is arranged chronologically.

Unbound miscellaneous records cover the period 1866–68 and consist of threeitems. This series includes a contract and an estimate for the construction of a blackchurch.

Washington (Agent)The single-volume register of complaints, December 1865–November 1866 (392), is arranged and numbered in chronological order.

Watkinsville (Agent)Unbound letters received, December 1865–March 1867, are arrangedchronologically.

Waynesboro (Agent)Unbound letters sent, June 1866–February 1867, are arranged chronologically.

The single volume of letters sent, March–October 1868 (390), is arrangedchronologically and has a name index.

The single-volume register of letters received and endorsements received and sent,March–August 1868 (389), is arranged chronologically and has a name index.

Unbound letters received, December 1865–February 1867 and January–November1868, are arranged chronologically. Most of the letters do not appear to be entered inthe register of letters received mentioned above.

The single-volume register of complaints, June–November 1868 (391), is arrangedand numbered in chronological order and has a name index.

Unbound miscellaneous papers cover the period January 1867–May 1868 andconsist of three items that are mainly testimonies of freedmen.

Woodville (Agent)Unbound letters received, September 1867–August 1868, are arrangedchronologically.

Unbound reports of persons and articles hired, contracts, and papers relating tocomplaints cover the period 1867–68.

The single-volume unidentified name index is not dated.

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RELATED RECORDS

In the same record group, RG 105, and related to records of the Bureau’s fieldoffices for Georgia, are those of the Bureau headquarters in Washington, DC, and previously microfilmed records of the Assistant Commissioner and thesuperintendent of education for Georgia and South Carolina. These record series are available in the following National Archives microfilm publications:

M742, Selected Series of Records Issued by the Commissioner of the Bureau ofRefugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands, 1865–1872

M752, Registers and Letters Received by the Commissioner of the Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands, 1865–1872

M803, Records of the Education Division of the Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen,and Abandoned Lands, 1865–1871

M798, Records of the Assistant Commissioner for the State of Georgia, Bureau ofRefugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands, 1865–1869

M799, Records of the Superintendent of Education for the State of Georgia,Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands, 1865–1870

M869, Records of the Assistant Commissioner for the State of South Carolina,Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands, 1865–1870

Records in other record groups supplement those of the Assistant Commissioner. InRecords of United States Army Continental Commands, 1821–1920, Record Group(RG) 393, are records of the military district of Georgia. Records relating toemployment and welfare of freedmen and abandoned property before theestablishment of the Bureau are among Records of Civil War Special Agencies ofthe Treasury Department, RG 366. The records of the Freedman’s Savings and TrustCompany, 1865–1874, in Records of the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency,RG 101, contain information relating to former slaves who maintained accounts withthe bank branches in Georgia.

There have been numerous books, articles, and dissertations published about theFreedmen’s Bureau and its operations. For Georgia, see Paul A. Cimbala, Under theGuardianship of the Nation: The Freedmen’s Bureau and the Reconstruction ofGeorgia, 1865–1870 (Athens, GA: 1997). For general background, see Paul S.Pierce, The Freedmen’s Bureau, A Chapter in the History of Reconstruction (IowaCity, IA: 1904); George R. Bentley, A History of the Freedmen’s Bureau(Philadelphia, PA: 1955); and Paul A. Cimbala and Randall M. Miller, eds., TheFreedmen’s Bureau and Reconstruction: Reconsiderations (New York: 1999),especially pages 93–118.

48

Several books written about Commissioner Oliver Otis Howard include O. O.Howard, Autobiography of Oliver Otis Howard (New York, NY: 1907); John AlcottCarpenter, Sword and Olive Branch: Oliver Otis Howard (Pittsburgh, PA: 1964);and William S. McFeely, Yankee Stepfather: O. O. Howard and the Freedmen (NewHaven, CT: 1968).

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CONTENTS

ROLL DESCRIPTION DATES

1 List of Book Records of OfficersState of Georgia

1 Volume

OFFICES OF STAFF OFFICERS Chief Quartermaster and Disbursing OfficerPress Copies of Letters Sent

Volume 1 (62)* Oct. 17, 1865–July 11, 1866 Volume 2 (63) July 10–Nov. 27, 1866

2 Volume 3 (64) Nov. 27, 1866–Apr. 27, 1867 Volume 4 (65) Apr. 27–June 21, 1867

3 Volume 5 (66) June 21–Aug. 16, 1867 Volume 6 (67) Aug. 16–Nov. 26, 1867

4 Volume 7 (68) Nov. 30, 1867–Apr. 10, 1868

5 Volume 8 (69) Apr. 13–Oct. 8, 1868

6 Volume 9 (70) Oct. 9, 1868–May 31, 1869

7 Endorsements Sent and ReceivedVolume 1 (71) Aug. 4, 1867–July 3, 1868Volume 2 (72) June 20, 1868–May 24, 1869

Letters and Reports Received byEndorsement

Entered Volume 72 June–July 18688 Letters and Reports Received by

Endorsement (cont.) July 1868–Apr. 1869

9 Registers of Letters and EndorsementsReceived

Volume 1 (59) Jan. 1867–May 1867Volume 2 (60) May 1867–Oct. 1867

Volume 3 (61) Aug. 1867–May 1869

* Volume numbers assigned by the Adjutant General’s Office (AGO) are shown inparentheses to assist in identifying the volumes.

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10 Letters Received Entered in VolumesEntered in Volume 1 (59)

A–W 1867

11 Entered in Volume 2 (60)A–M 1867

12 Entered in Volume 2 (60) M–W 1867

Entered in Volume 3 (61) A–B 1867–69

NOTE: ROLLS 13–18 ALSO CONTAIN ENDORSEMENTS FILED BY PAGE NO., AS ENTERED IN VOL. 1 (71).

13 Entered in Volume 3 (61) B–E 1867–69

14 Entered in Volume 3 (61) F–H 1867–69

15 Entered in Volume 3 (61) H–M 1867–69

16 Entered in Volume 3(61) M – R 1867–68

17 Entered in Volume 3(61) R – W 1867–69

18 Entered in Volume 3(61)W – Y 1867–69

Unregistered Letters Received Oct. 1865–Apr. 1866

19 Unregistered Letters Received May–Aug. 1866

20 Unregistered Letters Received Sept. 1866–Apr. 1869

21 Monthly Reports of Persons and ArticlesHired, Sent to Bureau Headquarters

Volume 1 (81) Oct. 1865–Jan. 1868Volume 2 (82) Feb. 1868–Aug. 1870

Monthly Reports of Persons and ArticlesHired, Received from Staff and SubordinateOfficers June 1866–Apr. 1867

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22 Monthly Reports of Persons and ArticlesHired, Received from Staff and SubordinateOfficers May–Oct. 1867

23 Monthly Reports of Persons and ArticlesHired, Received from Staff and SubordinateOfficers Nov. 1867–May 1868

24 Monthly Reports of Persons and ArticlesHired, Received from Staff and SubordinateOfficers June –Dec. 1868

25 Accounts Current Aug. 1866–Mar. 1867Special Orders Received Relating to the

Issuance of Transportation May 1867–Dec. 1868Register of Freight Received and Forwarded Volume (86) Apr. 1867–Mar. 1869

26 Surgeon in ChiefLetters Sent and Register of Letters Received

Volume (52) Sept. 1865–July 1867Press Copies of Letters Sent

Volume 1 (53) July 1867–Oct. 1868Volume 2 (54) Oct. 1868–Jan. 1869

Name Index Volume (51)

Registers of Letters Received andEndorsements Sent and Received

Volume 1 (49) July 1867–July 1868 Volume 2 (50) July 1868–Jan. 1869

27 Letters ReceivedEntered in Volume 1 (49)

A–T July 1867–Mar. 1868Entered in Volume 2 (50)

1–342 July–Oct. 1868

28 Letters ReceivedEntered in Volume 2 (50)

343–518 Oct.–Dec. 1868Unregistered Letters Received Sept. 1865–Aug. 1867

29 Circulars and Circular Letters IssuedVolume (55) Aug. 1867–Nov. 1868

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29 Monthly and Weekly Reports of Sick and (cont.) Wounded Refugees and Freedmen

Forwarded to Bureau HeadquartersVolume (57) Oct. 1865–Dec. 1868

Weekly and Monthly Reports of Sick andWounded Refugees and Freedmen Oct. 1865–Dec. 1868

Weekly Reports of Sick and Wounded Refugees and Freedmen from AssistantSurgeons Oct. 1865–Apr. 1866

30 Weekly Reports of Sick and Wounded Refugees and Freedmen from AssistantSurgeons May 1866–Feb. 1867

31 Weekly Reports of Sick and Wounded Refugees and Freedmen from AssistantSurgeons Mar.–Dec. 1867

32 Weekly Reports of Sick and Wounded Refugees and Freedmen from AssistantSurgeons Jan.–Dec. 1868

33 Monthly Reports of Medical AttendantsForwarded to Bureau Headquarters Feb. 1866–Dec. 1868

Returns of Commissioned Medical OfficersForwarded to Bureau Headquarters Dec. 1865–Dec. 1868

Contracts with Hospital Attendants andSurgeons Oct. 1865–Sept. 1868

Register of Reports and Returns Received from Assistant Surgeons and Forwarded to Bureau Headquarters in Washington

Volume (56) 1867–68Miscellaneous Accounting Records Volume (58) 1865–68

34 SUBORDINATE FIELD OFFICES Albany (Subassistant Commissioner)Letters Sent

Volume 1 (234) Feb. 1866–Jan. 1867 Volume 2 (120) Feb.–Nov. 1867 Volume 3 (123) Nov. 1867–Nov. 1868

Volume 4 (125) Nov.–Dec. 1868Endorsements Sent and Received

Volume (126) Apr. –Dec. 1868

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34 Registers of Letters Received(cont.) Volume 1 (114) Feb. 1866–Nov. 1867

Volume 2 (117) July–Dec. 1867Volume 3 (118) Apr. –July 1867Volume 4 (119) Jan.–Dec. 1868

35 Letters Received Entered in Volumes 1 (114), 2 (117), and

3 (118)A–W 1867

Entered in Volume 4 (119)A–C 1868

36 Letters ReceivedEntered in Volume 4(119)

D–Y 1868Unregistered Letters Received 1866

37 Unregistered Letters Received 1867–68Affidavits of Freedmen and Charges and

Specifications Against Citizens and Military Personnel Volume (237) June 1866–Sept. 1867 and

Jan.–July 1868Register of Contracts

Volume (240) 1866–67

Albany (Agent)Letters Sent

Volume 1 (121) Mar.–June 1867Volume 2 (122) June 1867–Feb. 1868Volume 3 (124) Feb.–Dec. 1868

Endorsements Sent and ReceivedVolume (127) May–Dec. 1868

Registers of Letters ReceivedVolume 1 (116) Feb.–Dec. 1867

Volume 2 (115) Aug. 1867–Dec. 1868, and June 1867–July 1868

38 Letters ReceivedEntered in Volume 1 (116)

B–W 1867 Entered in Volume 2 (115) 1867–68

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39 Orders Received, Affidavits, and Misc. Papers 1867–68

Albany (Dispensary)Letters and Orders Received and Letters Sent

Volume (130) Nov. 1866–May 1867 andNov. 1867–Dec. 1868

Register of Letters Received and Endorsements Sent and Received Volume (128) Feb.–Dec. 1868Letters Received Jan.–Dec. 1868Monthly Reports of Attendants and of

Sick and Wounded Refugees and Freedmen 1867–68Registers of Patients

Volume 1 (131) Jan.–July 1867Volume 2 (132) Feb. 1867– Jan. 1868 and

Jan.–May 1867 Volume 3 (133) Feb.–Dec. 1868

Letters Sent by the Surgeon at the Dispensaryat the Military Station at Albany Volume (129) June–July 1868 and

Jan.–May 1868

Americus (Agent)Letters Sent

Volume (136) July 1866–Nov. 1868Registers of Letters Received Volume 1 (134) May 1866 and Nov. 1867 Volume 2 (135) Jan.–Dec. 1868

40 Letters Received May 1867–Nov 1868Registers of Contracts

Volume 1 (138) Jan.–Mar. 1866 and June 1866 Volume 2 (137) Jan. 1867–June 1868Register of Complaints

Volume (139) Aug. 1867–Nov. 1868Miscellaneous Records 1865–68

Americus (Dispensary)Letters Sent

Volume (140) Aug.–Nov. 1868Letters Received Aug.–Dec. 1868Monthly Reports of Sick and Wounded Aug.–Nov. 1868Register of Patients

Volume (141) Aug.–Nov. 1868

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41 Athens (Subassistant Commissioner)Letters Sent

Volume 1 (169) Feb. 12, 1867–Mar. 31, 1868 Volume 2 (170) Apr. 1–Dec. 9, 1868Registers of Letters Received and

Endorsements Sent and ReceivedVolume 1 (165) Feb.–Dec. 1867 Volume 2 (166) Jan.–Dec. 1868

Letters Received Entered in Volume 1 (165)

A–W Feb.–Dec. 1867Entered in Volume 2 (166)

A–W Jan.–Dec. 1868

42 Unregistered Letters Received Mar. 1867–Nov. 1868Reports Sent to the Assistant Commissioner 1867–68Register of Complaints

Volume (174) Feb. 1867–Oct. 1868Register of Freedmen Receiving Rations

and Furnished TransportationVolume (177) Mar.–Apr. 1867

43 Athens (Agent)Letters Sent

Volume 1 (171) May 1867–Feb. 1868 Volume 2 (172) Feb.–Sept. 1868 Volume 3 (173) Sept.–Nov. 1868Registers of Letters Received and

Endorsements Sent and Received Volume 1 (167) May 1867–July 1868 Volume 2 (168) July–Nov. 1868Letters Received May 1867–Nov. 1868Registers of Complaints

Volume 1 (175) Apr. 1867–July 1868 Volume 2 (176) July –Nov. 1868

Atlanta (Subassistant Commissioner)Letters Sent

Volume 1 (98) Oct. 1865–Dec. 1866 Volume 2 (99) Mar. 1867–Dec. 1868Endorsements Sent and Received Volume (100) Jan.–June 1866 and

May 1867–June 1868

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44 Registers of Letters Received Volume 1 (96) Feb.–Dec. 1867 Volume 2 (97) Jan.–Dec. 1868Letters Received Nov. 1865–Dec. 1867

45 Letters Received Jan.–Oct. 1868Special Orders and Circulars Issued

Volume (101) Jan.–Oct. 1866 and May 1867–Jan. 1868

Reports from Agents of Cases Tried in Courts July 1867–July 1868

Reports from Agents of Destitute Whites and Freedmen Mar. 1867

Miscellaneous Court Papers and ReportsSent to the Assistant Commissioner 1865–68

Charges and Specifications against Freedmen and White Citizens Sept. 1865–Mar. 1866

Orders Sent to Local Citizens and a Register of Complaints

Volume (103) Oct. 1865–Dec. 1866 and May 1867–Nov. 1868

Register of Contracts Volume (102) Dec. 1867–June 1868 and

Nov. 1865–Feb. 1868Accounts

Volume (104) May 1867–Dec. 1868

Atlanta (Superintendent of Education)Press Copies of Letters Sent

Volume (45½) Jan.–May 1869

Atlanta (Freedmen’s Hospital)Orders and Letters Received and

Letters SentVolume (105) Oct. 1865–Aug. 1868

46 Letters Received Oct. 1865–Aug. 1868Reports of the Surgeon in Charge 1865–68Registers of Patients

Volume 1 (110) Oct. 1865–Jan. 1867 and Mar. 1867–Aug. 1868 Volume 2 (108) Jan. 1867–Aug. 1868Register of Patients at the Dispensary of

Atlanta Medical College Volume (107) Aug. 1867–Aug. 1868

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46 Register of Employees under Contract(cont.) Volume (106) Jan. 1866–Mar. 1867,

Mar. 1865–Apr. 1865, Dec. 1865–Jan. 1866, and May 1867–Aug. 1868

Register of Subsistence Stores IssuedVolume (113) Feb.–Sept. 1868

Register of Commissary and SubsistenceStores Received

Volume (111) Feb.–Aug. 1868Register of Furniture, Cooking Utensils,

and Bedding in UseVolume (109) Feb.–July 1868

Register of Commissary Supplies Expended, Lost, or Stolen

Volume (112) Mar.–Sept. 1868

Augusta (Subassistant Commissioner)Letters Sent

Volume 1 (150) July 1865–Mar. 1866 and 1865–66

Volume 2 (151) Apr. 1866–Mar. 1867Volume 3 (152) Mar. 1867–Dec. 1868

Endorsements Sent and ReceivedVolume (155) Oct. 1866–Apr. 1867

47 Name Indexes2 Volumes

Registers of Letters ReceivedVolume 1 (146) Aug. 1865–Feb. 1867Volume 2 (143) Mar.–Nov. 1867Volume 3 (144) Nov. 1867–Apr. 1868Volume 4 (145) Apr.–Dec. 1868

Letters ReceivedVolume (142) Feb.–May 1867

Letters ReceivedEntered in Volumes 3 (144) and 4 (145)

A – W Sept. 1867–May 1868 Entered in Volume 4 (145) Jan.–Dec. 1868 Entered in Volume (142) Mar.–May 1867 Entered in Volume (155) Mar. 1867

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48 Unregistered Letters Received Aug. 1865–Oct. 1868Orders and Circulars Received 1865–68Orders Received

Volume (160) Feb.–May 1867 and Apr.–Sept. 1866

Reports Forwarded to the AssistantCommissioner Aug. 1865–Oct. 1868

Register of ComplaintsVolume 1 (158) June–Sept. 1865Volume 2 (157) Oct. 1865–Apr. 1867

Affidavits and Other Papers Relating toFreedmen’s Complaints

A–Y 1865–68

49 Augusta (Agent)Letters Sent

Volume (153) July–Dec. 1867 andApr.–Dec. 1868

Register of Letters Received and Endorsements Sent and Received

Volume (147) May 1867–Oct. 1868Letters Received June 1867–Mar. 1868Unregistered Letters Received Jan. 1866–Aug. 1867Contracts

Volume (159) Aug. 1865–Feb. 1866Name Index

1 VolumeRegister of Complaints

Volume (156) Apr.–July 1868

Augusta (Asst. Superintendent of Educ.)Letters Sent

Volume (154) Jan.–May 1869Register of Letters Received and

Endorsements Sent and Received Volume (149) Jan.–May 1869

Augusta (Freedmen’s Hospital)Letters Sent and Orders Received

Volume (161) Oct.–Dec. 1865Letters Received Oct. 1865–May 1868Monthly Reports of Sick and Wounded Oct. 1865–May 1868 Register of Patients

Volume (164) Sept. 1865–Apr. 1868

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49 Monthly Statements of Hospital (cont.) Funds and Ration Returns

Volume (162) Oct. 1865–May 1868 Register of Patients at Smallpox

Hospital and Weekly Reports of Sick and Wounded at Smallpox Hospital

Volume (163) Oct. 1865–July 1866

50 Bainbridge (Agent)Letters Sent

Volume 1 (182) June 1867– May 1868Volume 2 (183) May–Dec. 1868

Registers of Letters Received and Endorsements Sent and Received

Volume 1 (178) June 1867–May 1868Volume 2 (179) Jan.–Mar. 1868Volume 3 (180) Feb. –Dec. 1868

Letters ReceivedEntered in Volume 1 (178)

B–W June 1867–Mar. 1868Entered in Volume 2 (179)

C–W Jan.–Mar. 1868Entered in Volume 3 (180)

B–W Jan.–Dec. 1868Unregistered Letters Received Feb.–July 1867 Reports Sent to the Assistant Commissioner

and Contracts 1865–68

51 Registers of ComplaintsVolume 1 (185) June 1867–July 1868Volume 2 (186) Aug.–Dec. 1868

Bainbridge (Asst. Superintendent of Educ.)Letters Sent

Volume (184) Jan.–May 1869Register of Letters Received

Volume (181) Jan.–May 1869

Bairdstown (Agent)Register of Letters Received and

Endorsements Sent and ReceivedVolume (190) Aug. 1867–Sept. 1868

Letters Received July 1866–Apr. 1868Reports Sent to the Assistant

Commissioner and Court Papers 1866–67

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51 Register of Complaints (cont.) Volume (191) Aug. 1867–Sept. 1868

Barton (Agent)Letters Sent

Volume (188) Oct. 1867–Aug. 1868Register of Letters Received and

Endorsements Sent and Received Volume (187) Oct. 1867–July 1868

Letters Received Nov. 1867–July 1868Reports Sent to the Assistant

Commissioner and Affidavits 1867–68Register of Complaints and Orders

Sent to Local CitizensVolume (189) May–July 1868

52 Blakely (See Fort Gaines)

Brunswick (Subassistant Commissioner) Letters Sent

1 Volume (201) Mar. 1867–June 1868Press Copies of Letters Sent

Volume 1 (202) June 1868–Jan. 1869Volume 2 (203) Feb.–May 1869

Registers of Letters Received and Endorsements Sent and Received

Volume 1 (197) Mar. 1–Dec. 31, 1867Volume 2 (198) Jan. 1–Dec. 31, 1868Volume 3 (199) Jan. 1–May 5, 1869

Letters Received Entered in Volume 1 (197) 1867

A–WEntered in Volume 2 (198) 1868

A–R

53 Entered in Volume 2 (198)R–W 1868

Unregistered Letters Received July 1866–Apr. 1868Reports Sent to the Assistant Commissioner and Miscellaneous Papers 1866–68

61

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53 Brunswick (Agent)(cont.) Letters Sent

Volume (204) June 1867–Dec. 1868 Register of Letters Received and

Endorsements Sent and Received Volume (200) May 1867–Dec. 1868

Letters Received July 1867–Dec. 1868School Reports and Quarterly

Statements of Stores 1867–68

54 Brunswick (Dispensary)Letters Sent

Volume (206) May 1867–Dec. 1868Register of Letters Received and

Endorsements Sent and ReceivedVolume (205) May 1867–Dec. 1868

Letters Received Jan. 1867, May 1867–Dec. 1868Monthly Reports of Sick and Wounded Apr. 1867–Nov. 1868 Weekly Reports of Number of Patients

at DispensaryVolume (207) Sept.–Nov. 1866 and

June 1867–Nov. 1868 Register of Patients

Volume (208) Nov.1866–Nov. 1868

Butler (Agent)Letters Sent

Volume (195) May 22–Oct. 16, 1868Register of Letters Received and

Endorsements Sent and ReceivedVolume (194) May–Aug. 1868

Letters Received Apr.–Nov. 1868

Campbellton (Agent)Letters Received Mar. 1866–Apr. 1867 Register of Complaints

Volume (209) Feb. 1866–May 1867

Carnesville (Agent)Letters Sent

Volume (211) June 1867–Aug. 1868 Register of Letters Received and

Endorsements Received and SentVolume (210) Sept. 1867–Aug. 1868

62

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54 Letters Received Sept. 1867–June 1868(cont.)

55 Unregistered Letters Received May–Sept. 1867Contracts and Monthly Reports

of Contracts 1867–68 Register of Complaints

Volume (212) Nov. 1867–Aug. 1868

Carrollton (See Dawson)

Cartersville (Agent)Letters Sent

Volume 1 (214) Aug. 1867–June 1868Volume 2 (215) June 30–Dec. 1868

Register of Letters Received and Endorsements Sent and Received

Volume (213) Apr. 1867–Dec. 1868Letters Received Apr. 1867–Nov. 1868Register of Complaints

Volume (216) Aug. 1867–Dec. 1868

Clarksville (Agent)Letters Sent

Volume (218) June–Oct. 1867Register of Letters Received

Volume (217) June–Nov. 1867Letters Received June–Nov. 1867Monthly Returns of Bureau Stores June–Oct. 1867

Columbus (Subassistant Commissioner)Letters Sent and Endorsements Sent

and Received Volume 1 (222) Apr. 1866–Feb. 1867 and

Mar. 1867–Nov. 1868Volume 2 (223) Mar. 1867–Jan. 1869

56 Register of Letters Received and Endorsements Sent and Received

Volume (219) Mar. 1867–Dec. 1868 Letters Received Feb. 1867–Dec. 1868Unregistered Letters Received Jan. 1867–Feb. 1868 Orders Received and Reports Sent

to the Assistant Commissioner 1867–68

63

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57 Columbus (Agent)Letters Sent

Volume (225) June 1868–Nov. 1868 Register of Letters Received and

Endorsements Sent and Received Volume (221) July 1867–Dec. 1868

Letters Received Apr. 1867–June 1868Journal

Volume (226) May 1867–Nov. 1868

Columbus (Asst. Superintendent of Educ.)Letters Sent

Volume (224) Jan.–Mar. 1869 Register of Letters Received

Volume (220) Jan.–Mar. 1869

Columbus (Dispensary)Register of Patients

Volume (228) Nov. 1865–Dec. 1867 Ration Returns, Register of Outdoor

Patients, and Receipts Volume (227) 1865, 1867–68

Crawfordsville (Agent)Letters Sent

Volume (262) Apr. 1867–Nov. 1868Register of Letters Received and

Endorsements Sent and Received Volume (261) June 1867–Nov. 1868

Letters Received Apr. 1867–Dec. 1868

58 School Reports, Contracts, Receipts, and Affidavits 1866–68

Registers of Complaints Volume 1 (263) Nov. 1867–Jan. 1868 Volume 2 (264) June–Nov. 1868

Cumming (Agent)Letters Sent

Volume (230) May 1867–Dec. 1868 Register of Letters Received

and Endorsements Sent Volume (229) Apr. 1867–Dec. 1868

Letters Received Apr. 1867–Dec. 1868

64

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58 Register of Complaints(cont.) Volume (231) July 1867–Oct. 1868

Cuthbert (See Subassistant Commissioner, Albany)

Cuthbert (Agent)Letters Sent

Volume 1 (235) June 1867–Mar. 1868Volume 2 (236) Mar.–Dec. 1868

Registers of Letters Received Volume (232) June 1867–Feb. 1868Volume (233) Feb.–Dec. 1868

59 Letters Received Entered in Volume (232)

C–W 1867–68Entered in Volume (233) 1868

Orders Received, Contracts, and Miscellaneous Court Papers 1865–68

Affidavits of FreedmenVolume (239) Sept. 1867 and Mar.–Nov. 1868

Register of ComplaintsVolume (238) June 1867–Dec. 1868

60 Dahlonega (Agent)Letters Sent

Volume (242) Jan.–Dec. 1868 Register of Letters Received and

Endorsements Sent and Received Volume (241) Jan.–Nov. 1868

Letters Received Dec. 1867–Nov. 1868Register of Complaints

Volume (243) 1868

Dalton (Agent)Letters Sent

Volume 1 (246) June–Dec. 1867Volume 2 (247) Jan.–Nov. 1868

Registers of Letters Received and Endorsements Sent and Received

Volume 1 (244) June 1867–Jan. 1868Volume 2 (245) Jan–Oct. 1868

Letters Received July 1867–Oct. 1868

65

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60 Registers of Complaints (cont.) Volume 1 (248) June 1867–Jan. 1868

Volume 2 (249) Jan.–Oct. 1868

61 Darien (Agent)Letters Received and Contracts 1866–68

Darien (Dispensary)Letters Sent and Received by

the Assistant SurgeonVolume (255) Mar.–Sept. 1867

Weekly Reports of Numbers of Patients at Dispensary

Volume (256) Mar. 1867–Sept. 1868Register of Patients.

Volume (254) Apr. 1867–Sept. 1868 “Prescription Book”

Volume (253) Apr. 1867–July 1868

Dawson (Agent)Letters Sent

Volume 1 (367) July 1867–Oct. 1868Volume 2 (251) Sept.–Dec. 1868

Endorsements Sent and Received Volume (252) Sept.–Dec. 1868

Registers of Letters Received Volume 1 (366) July 1867–Mar. 1868 and

June–Aug. 1868Volume 2 (250) Sept.–Dec. 1868

Letters Received Mar. 1867–Dec. 1868

62 Register of Complaints Volume (368) Dec. 1867–Aug. 1868

Papers Regarding Complaints 1867–68

63 Dorchester (Agent, see Hinesville)

Eatonton (Agent, see Milledgeville)

Elijay (Agent)Letters Received Sept.–Nov. 1867

Forsyth (Agent, see Dawson)

66

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63 Fort Gaines (Agent)(cont.) Name Index

Volume (260) Letters Sent

Volume 1 (258) June 1867–Mar. 1868Volume 2 (259) Jan.–June 1868

Registers of Letters ReceivedVolume 1 (192) A–W July 1867–Feb. 1868Volume 2 (257) Jan.–June 1868

Letters Received and Miscellaneous Papers Relating to Complaints 1867–68

Register of Complaints Volume (193) June 1867–May 1868

Register of Cases Tried in Freedmen’s Court

Volume (260½) July 1867–Apr. 1868

64 Fort Valley (Agent)

Greensboro (Agent)Letters Received and Contracts Mar. 1866 and May 1867

Greensboro (See Crawfordsville)

Griffin (Subassistant Commissioner)Letters Sent

Volume 1 (267) July 1866–Feb. 1867 Volume 2 (268) July 1867–Nov. 1868

Registers of Letters Received Volume 1 (269) July 1866–Feb. 1867Volume 2 (266) Aug. 1867–Nov. 1868

Letters Received Volume (265) June 1866–Feb. 1867

Letters Received Aug. 1867–Nov. 1868Unregistered Letters Received Feb. 1867–July 1868 Contracts, Settlements between Freedmen

and Employers, Affidavits, and Monthly Reports Sent to the Assistant Commissioner 1865–68

Register of Complaints Volume (270) Feb. 1866–Nov. 1868

Register of Contracts Volume (271) Nov. 1865–July 1868

67

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64 Accounts (cont.) Volume (272) Jan.–Nov. 1868

Griffin (Agent)Letters Received Jan. 1866–Apr. 1867

65 Halcyondale (Agent)Letters Sent

Volume (274) July 1867–Dec. 1868Register of Letters Received and

Endorsements Sent and ReceivedVolume (273) July 1867–Dec. 1868

Letters Received July 1867–Dec. 1868Unregistered Letters Received June–Dec. 1867 Register of Complaints

Volume (275) July–Nov. 1867 andJune–Aug.1868

Miscellaneous Papers Regarding Complaints 1867–68

Hawkinsville (Agent)Letters Sent

Volume (277) Mar.–Sept. 1868Register of Letters Received

Volume (276) Mar.–Aug. 1868Letters Received Feb.–Aug. 1868Unregistered Letters Received Apr. 1867–Sept. 1868Contracts and Reports 1867–68 Register of Complaints

Volume (278) Mar.–July 1868

Hinesville (Agent)Letters Received Jan. 1867–Nov. 1868Contracts and Reports 1867–68

Irvinton (Agent)Letters Received Aug.–Dec. 1868

Isabella (Agent)Letters Received Apr.–Aug. 1867 Returns of Stores and Reports of

Persons and Articles Hired 1867

Jackson (Agent)Letters Received Sept. 1865–Apr. 1867

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66 Jonesboro (Agent)Letters Sent

Volume (280) June 1867–Nov. 1868Register of Letters Received

and Endorsements Sent Volume (279) June 1867–Nov. 1868

Letters Received June 1867–Nov. 1868Register of Complaints

Volume (281) June 1867–Aug. 1868

LaFayette (Agent)Letters Sent

Volume (284) June 1867–Mar. 1868Register of Letters Received

and Endorsements SentVolume (283) May 1867–Feb. 1868

Letters Received and Register of Complaints

Volume (285) 1867–68

LaGrange (Agent)Letters Sent

Volume (288) May 1867–June 1868Volume (289) July–Dec. 1868

Registers of Letters Received and Endorsements Sent and Received

Volume (286) May 1867–June 1868Volume (287) Apr.–Dec. 1868

Letters Received May 1867–Dec. 1868Unregistered Letters Received Sept. 1866–May 1868Monthly School Reports and Receipts

for Notes in Trust for Freedmen 1868 Register of Complaints

Volume (290) June 1867–Nov. 1868 and May–July 1867

Lexington (Agent)Letters Sent

Volume (282) Aug. 1867–Sept. 1868 Letters Received Oct. 1867–Oct. 1868 Reports, Contracts, and Miscellaneous

Records Relating to Complaints 1867–68

69

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67 Macon (Subassistant Commissioner)Letters Sent

Volume 1 (296) Dec. 1865–Mar. 1867Volume 2 (297) Jan. 1867–Dec. 1868

Registers of Letters Received and Endorsements Sent

Volume 1 (291) Dec. 1865–Mar. 1867and Apr.–Oct. 1866

Volume 2 (292) Jan.–Oct. 1867 Volume 3 (293) Nov. 1867–Aug. 1868Volume 4 (294) Aug.–Dec. 1868

Letters Received Entered in Volume 1 (291)

1–133 Apr.–Oct. 1866

68 Entered in Volume 2 (292)A–W Jan.–Dec. 1867

Entered in Volume 3 (293) A–W Oct. 1867–Aug. 1868

Entered in Volume 4 (294) Aug.–Dec. 1868

69 Unregistered Letters Received Dec. 1865–Oct. 1868Registers of Complaints

Volume 1 (299) Jan.–Apr. 1866, Feb.–May 1866 Volume 2 (300) Mar. 1867–Dec. 1868

Orders Received, Reports Sent to the Assistant Commissioner, Contracts, andMiscellaneous Court Papers 1865–68

70 Macon (Asst. Superintendent of Educ.)Press Copies of Letters Sent

Volume (298) Feb.–May 1869 Register of Letters Received and

Endorsements SentVolume (295) Jan.–May 1869

Letters Received Jan.–Mar. 1869

Macon (Freedmen’s Hospital)Letters Sent and Letters and

Orders Received Volume 1 (301) Oct. 1865–Jan. 1866, 1867–68,

and Nov. 1865Volume 2 (302) Feb.–Sept. 1868, Sept. and

Dec. 1866, and Feb. 1867

70

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70 Registers of Patients Treated(cont.) at Hospital

Volume 1 (303) Nov. 1865–Nov. 1867 Volume 2 (308) Nov. 1865–June 1868

Register of Patients Volume (310) 1866–68

Monthly and Weekly Reports of Sick and Wounded and Monthly Reports of Attendants 1865–68

Weekly Reports of Sick and Wounded Volume 1 (304) May 1866–Oct. 1867Volume 2 (307) June–Dec. 1868

Register of Medications Administered to Patients

Volume (309) 1866–67Trimonthly Ration Returns

Volume (305) June–Oct. 1867Monthly Statements of Hospital Funds

Volume (306) June–Nov. 1868

McDonough (Agent)Letters Sent

Volume (315) Oct. 1867–Aug. 1868 Register of Letters Received and

Endorsements Sent and ReceivedVolume (314) Jan. 1867–Sept. 1868

Letters Received Jan. 1867–Sept. 1868Register of Complaints

Volume (316) Oct. 1867–Aug. 1868Miscellaneous Records Relating to

Complaints and Contracts 1865–66

71 Marietta (Subassistant Commissioner)Letters Sent

Volume (312) Dec. 1866–Dec. 1867 Register of Letters Received and

Endorsements Sent and ReceivedVolume (311) Dec. 1866–Jan. 1868

Letters Received May 1866–Jan. 1868Contracts and Records Relating

to Complaints 1865–67 Register of Complaints and Orders

Sent to Local CitizensVolume (313) Jan.–Dec. 1867

71

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71 Marietta (Agent, see Cumming)(cont.)

Marion (Agent)Letters Received Jan. 1866–Aug. 1868 Contracts and Miscellaneous Records

Relating to Complaints 1867–68

Milledgeville (Agent)Letters Sent

Volume (318) June 1867–Dec. 1868Register of Letters Received and

Endorsements Sent and ReceivedVolume (317) June 1867–Nov. 1868

Letters Received Feb.–June 1868Unregistered Letters Received Dec. 1865–Nov. 1868

72 Reports, Contracts, and Affidavits May 1866–Nov. 1868Register of Complaints and

Orders Sent to Local CitizensVolume (319) June 1867–Aug. 1868

Monroe (Agent)Letters Received Jan. 1866–Apr. 1867

Newman (Agent)Letters Sent

Volume (328) May 1867–Sept. 1868Register of Letters Received and

Endorsements Sent and Received Volume (327) May 1867–Aug. 1868

Letters Received Jan. 1867–Aug. 1868 Register of Complaints

Volume (329) May 1867–July 1868

73 Newton (Agent)Letters Sent

Volume 1 (322) May 1867–Jan. 1868Volume 2 (323) Jan. 1868–Aug. 1868

Registers of Letters ReceivedVolume 1 (320) Apr.–Dec. 1867Volume 2 (321) Dec. 1867–July 1868

Letters ReceivedEntered in Volume 1 (320)

A–W May–Dec. 1867

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73 Entered in Volume 2 (321)(cont.) B–W Dec. 1867–July 1868

Monthly Reports of Contracts Sept. 1867–July 1868Register of Complaints Volume (324) July–Aug. 1868 and

Sept.–Dec. 1868 (Dawson)Newton (Dispensary)Letters Sent

Volume (325) Dec. 1867–Sept. 1868Register of Letters Received and

Endorsements Sent and Received Volume (326) Dec. 1867–Dec. 1868

Letters Received Nov. 1867–Dec. 1868 Monthly Reports of Sick and Wounded Dec. 1867–Nov. 1868

74 Perry (Agent)Letters Sent

Volume (332) Sept. 1867–Dec. 1868Register of Letters Received and

Endorsements SentVolume (331) Sept. 1867–Dec. 1868

Letters Received Sept. 1867–Dec. 1868Unregistered Letters Received May 1867 and Sept. 1867–

July 1868Reports 1867–68 Labor Contracts and Miscellaneous

Court Papers 1866–68

75 Quitman (Agent)Letters Sent

Volume (334) Apr. 1867–July 1868Register of Letters Received and

Endorsements Sent and Received Volume (333) Apr. 1867–June 1868

Letters Received Apr. 1867–Aug. 1868Monthly Reports of Contracts Apr. 1867–Sept. 1868Register of Complaints and Trials

Volume (335) Oct. 1867–June 1868

Riceboro Agent (See Hinesville)

Rome (Agent)Letters Sent

Volume 1 (340) June 1866–Mar. 1867Volume 2 (341) Mar.–Dec. 1867Volume 3 (342) Jan.–Dec. 1868

73

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75 Registers of Letters and Endorsements (cont.) Received

Volume 1 (336) Feb.–Sept. 1867Volume 2 (337) Sept.–Dec. 1867

76 Registers of Letters and Endorsements Received

Volume 3 (338) Jan.–June 1868Volume 4 (339) June–Dec. 1868

Letters ReceivedEntered in Volume 1 (336)

A–W Feb. 1867–Dec. 1868Entered in Volumes 2 (337), 3 (338),

4 (339) Feb. 1867–Dec. 1868Unregistered Letters Received June 1866–Dec. 1868Orders and Letters Sent Relating to

Complaints Volume (343) June 1866–Mar. 1867

Register of ComplaintsVolume (344) June 1866–Nov 1868

Miscellaneous Records Relating toComplaints 1866

Register of Contracts Volume (345) 1866–68

77 St. Marys (Agent)Letters Sent

Volume 1 (373) Sept. 1867–July 1868Volume 2 (374) Aug.–Dec. 1868

Registers of Letters Endorsements Received Volume 1 (371) June 1867–Oct. 1868Volume 2 (372) Sept.–Dec. 1868

Registered Letters Received May 1867–Nov. 1868Unregistered Letters Received May 1867–Dec. 1868

St. Simons Island (Agent)Land Report and Report of Planters Who Had Sent Their Freedmen Away Unpaid Aug.–Sept. 1865

Sandersville (Agent)Letters Sent

Volume (364) May–Nov. 1868Register of Letters Received

Volume (363) Apr. 1867–Nov. 1868

74

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77 Register of Complaints (cont.) Volume (365) May 1867–July 1868

School Report Affidavits June 1867 and Apr.–May 1868

Savannah (Subassistant Commissioner)Letters Sent

Volume 1 (347) Feb.–Dec. 1866Volume 2 (397) Feb.–Mar. 1869

Press Copies of Letters Sent Volume (398) Mar. 1869–July 1872

Endorsements Sent Volume (349) Mar. 1866–Jan. 1867

78 Register of Letters Received and Endorsements Sent and Received

Volume 1 (394) Mar.–Dec. 1867Volume 2 (395) 1867–68Volume 3 (396) Jan. 1869–Aug. 1872

Letters Received Entered in Volume 1 (394)

A–W Mar.–Dec. 1867

79 Entered in Volume 2 (395) A–W 1867–68

Entered in Volume 3 (396) Jan. 1869–Aug. 1872

80 Unregistered Letters Received Oct. 1865–July 1869

81 Special Orders and Circulars IssuedVolume (399) Feb.–July 1867

Orders and Circulars Received July 1865–Nov. 1867 Reports Sent to the Assistant Commissioner Sept. 1865–June 1872

82 Affidavits and Papers Relating to Complaints June 1865–Apr. 1867 Labor Contracts

Brooks–Emmanuel 1865–68

83 Labor ContractsJohnson–Tattnall 1865–68

84 Registers of ComplaintsVolume 1 (352) Feb.–Aug. 1866Volume 2 (351) Aug.–Oct. 1866Volume 3 (353) July 1867–June 1868

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84 Register of Claimants(cont.) Volume (350) Dec. 1867–Feb. 1872

Miscellaneous Records July 1865–Apr. 1872

85 Records of the Assistant Adjutant General Relating to the Restoration of Property in the Savannah Area Jan. 1865–Jan. 1867

Savannah (Agent)Letters Sent

Volume (348) June 1867–Dec. 1868 Register of Letters Received and

Endorsements Sent and Received Volume (346) Dec. 1866–Apr. 1868

Letters Received Sept.–Oct. 1865

Savannah (Lincoln Hospital)Letters Sent

Volume 1 (354) Dec. 1865–Jan. 1868Volume 2 (355) Feb.–Sept. 1868

86 Letters Received Nov. 1865–Sept. 1868 Reports Sent to Bureau Headquarters Oct. 1865–Sept. 1868Registers of Patients 1865–68

Volume 1 (359) 1865–68Volume 2 (356) 1865–68Volume 3 (357) 1865–68Volume 4 (361) 1865–68

“Register of Sick and Wounded at Lincoln Hospital”

Volume (362) Sept. 1865–Apr. 1867 “Case, Diet, and Prescription Book”

Volume (358) Jan.–Mar. 1867 Morning Reports

Volume (360) Mar.–Nov. 1865

Smithville (Agent, see Dawson)

Stockton (Subassistant Commissioner)Letters Sent

Volume (370) June–Dec. 1867Register of Letters Received and

Endorsements Sent and Received Volume (369) July–Dec. 1867

Letters Received May–Aug. 1867

76

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87 Thomasville (Subassistant Commissioner)Letters Sent

Volume 1 (379) Nov. 1865–June 1866Volume 2 (380) June–Dec. 1866Volume 3 (381) Feb. 1867–Dec. 1868

Endorsements Sent and ReceivedVolume 1 (382) Nov. 1865–Dec. 1866 and

Mar. 1867Volume 2 (383) Mar.–Dec. 1868

Registers of Letters Received and Endorsements Received and Sent

Volume 1 (376) Feb.–Oct. 1867Volume 2 (377) Oct. 1867–Mar. 1868Volume 3 (378) Mar.–Dec. 1868

Letters ReceivedVolume (375) Nov. 1865–Dec. 1866

88 Letters Received Nov. 1865–Dec. 1868 89 Unregistered Letters Received Oct. 1865–Sept. 1868

General and Special Orders and Circulars Received

Volume (384) May 1865–Aug. 1868Reports and Miscellaneous Papers

Relating to Complaints 1865–68Register of Complaints

Volume (385) Nov. 1865–Oct. 1866 and Mar. 1867–Oct. 1868

Warrenton (Agent)Letters Sent

Volume (387) Apr. 1867–Nov. 1868 Register of Letters Received and

Endorsements Sent and Received Volume (386) June 1867–Nov. 1868

Letters Received Apr. 1867–Nov. 1868 Register of Contracts and Complaints

Volume (388) June 1867–Nov. 1868 Miscellaneous Records 1866, 1867, and 1868

90 Washington (Agent)Register of Complaints

Volume (392) Dec. 1865–Nov. 1866

77

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90 Watkinsville (Agent)(cont.) Letters Received Dec. 1865–Mar. 1867

Waynesboro (Agent)Letters Sent June 1866–Feb. 1867Letters Sent

Volume (390) Mar.–Oct. 1868Register of Letters Received and

Endorsements Received and Sent Volume (389) Mar.–Aug. 1868

Letters Received Dec. 1865–Feb. 1867 andJan.–Nov. 1868

Register of ComplaintsVolume (391) June–Nov. 1868

Miscellaneous Papers Jan. 1867–May 1868

Woodville (Agent)Letters Received Sept. 1867–Aug. 1868Reports of Persons and Articles Hired,

Contracts, and Papers Relating to Complaints 1867–68Unidentified Name Index

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APPENDIX

This list provides the names and dates of service of known Freedmen’s Bureaupersonnel at selected subordinate field offices in Georgia. Additional informationregarding persons assigned to various field offices might be found among theBureau’s Washington headquarters station books and rosters of military officers andcivilians on duty in the states and other appointment-related records.

LOCATION DATES

AlbanySUBASSISTANT COMMISSIONERF.A.H. Gaebel (Headquarters at Cuthbert) Feb. 1866–Oct. 1867O. H. Howard (Headquarters at Albany) Oct. 1867–Dec. 1868

AGENT O. H. Howard Mar.–Oct. 1867C. C. Hicks Oct. 1867–Jan. 1868William Pierce Dec. 1867Charles Rauschenberg Jan.–Nov. 1868

AmericusASSIST. SUBASSISTANT COMMISSIONERGeorge Wagner July 1866–Mar. 1867

AGENTJ. W. Robinson Apr. 1867–Apr. 1868A. C. Morrill Apr.–Nov. 1868

AthensSUBASSISTANT COMMISSIONERJohn J. Know Feb. 1867–Dec. 1868

AGENTH. C. Flourney May 1867–Nov. 1868

AtlantaSUBASSISTANT COMMISSIONERGeorge Curkendall Oct.–Dec. 1865D. C. Poole Jan.–Feb. 1866George R. Walbridge Feb.–June 1866John Leonard June 1866–May 1867Fred Mosebach May 1867–Dec. 1868

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AugustaSUBASSISTANT COMMISSIONERJ.F.H. Cooke July–Aug. 1865J. E. Bryand Aug.–Nov. 1865George R. Campbell Nov. 1865–Apr. 1866William shields Apr.–Sept. 1866W. L. White Sept. 1866–Feb. 1867William F. Martins Feb.–July 1867E. S. Ehlers July 1867–Jan. 1868H. Catley Jan.–Dec. 1868

ASSIST. SUPERINTENDENT OF EDUCATIONE. B. Bingham Jan.–May 1869

BainbridgeAGENTW. L. Clark June 1867–Dec. 1868

ASSIST. SUPERINTENDENT OF EDUCATIONW. L. Clark Jan.–May 1869

BairdstownAGENTJoseph McWhorter July 1866–Sept. 1868

BartonAGENTWilliam Moffitt Oct. 1867–Aug. 1868

BlakelyAGENTWilliam Genth June–Nov. 1867

Brunswick (Subdistrict)SUBASSISTANT COMMISSIONERGeorge Crabtree July 1866–Mar. 1867E. Ehlers Mar.–May 1867Douglas Risley May 1867–Dec. 1868

ASSIST. SUPERINTENDENT OF EDUCATIONDouglas Risley Jan.–May 1869

AGENTS. North May 1867–Dec. 1868

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ButlerAGENTA. Pokorny May–Oct. 1868

CampbelltonAGENTE. S. Jackson Feb. 1866–May 1867

CarnesvilleAGENTC. W. Beal May–June 1867K. Tyner June–Sept. 1867J. W. Barney Sept. 1867–Aug. 1868

Carrollton AGENTEdward Belcher (also at Dawson) July 1867

CartersvilleAGENTC. B. Blacher Apr. 1867–Dec. 1868

ClarksvilleAGENTT. J. Herbert June–Nov. 1867

ColumbusSUBASSISTANT COMMISSIONERFred Mosebach Apr. 1866–Apr. 1867George Wagner May–Dec.1867John Leonard Jan.–Dec. 1868Harry Haskell Dec. 1868

AGENTC. W. Chapman May 1867–Dec. 1868

ASSIST. SUPERINTENDENT OF EDUCATION.Harry L. Haskell Jan.–Mar. 1869

CrawfordsvilleAGENTWilliam B. Moore Apr. 1867–Apr. 1868John H. Sullivan (also at Greensboro) May–Nov. 1868

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CummingAGENTW. J. Bryan Apr. 1867–Jan. 1868(also at Marietta) Jan.–Dec. 1868

CuthbertSUBASSISTANT COMMISSIONERF.A.H. Gaebel Feb. 1866–Oct. 1867

AGENTCharles Rauschenberg June 1867–Jan. 1868C. C. Hicks Jan.–Mar. 1868James A. Shiels Mar.–May 1868George Ballou May–Dec. 1868

DahlonegaAGENTM. P. Archer July 1866–Jan. 1867

DaltonAGENTRalph L. Finney June 1867–Apr. 1868P. I. O’Rourke Apr.–Nov. 1868

DarienAGENTThomas Pease June 1866–Apr. 1867

DawsonAGENTCharles Rauschenbert Mar.–Apr. 1867Edward Belcher (also at Carrollton) July 1867Edward Belcher (also at Forsyth) Aug.–Sept. 1867William Pierce (also at Albany) Dec. 1867William Pierce (also at Smithville) Dec. 1867–Aug. 1868Andrew Clark Sept.–Oct. 1868

DorchesterAGENTA. M. McIver Jan. 1867

EatontonAGENTJ. D. Rogers (also at Milledgeville) June–Dec. 1867

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ElijayAGENTM. R. Archer Sept.–Nov. 1867

ForsythAGENTEdward Belcher (also at Dawson) Aug.–Sept. 1867

Fort GainesAGENTWilliam Genth (also at Blakely) June–Nov. 1867William Genth Nov. 1867–June 1868

Fort ValleyAGENTDaniel Losey Sept. 1867–Jan. 1868 and

Oct.–Dec. 1868

GreensboroAGENTJohn H. Sullivan (also at Crawfordsville) May–Nov. 1868

GriffinSUBASSISTANT COMMISSIONERE. Ehlers July 1866–Feb. 1867John Leonard July 1867–Jan. 1868George Wagner Jan.–Nov. 1868

AGENTJ. Clarke Swayze Jan.–Sept. 1866James J. Boynton Sept. 1866–Mar. 1867

HalcyondaleAGENTLewis Wheelock July–Dec. 1867Chas Sawyer Mar.–Apr. 1868A. Leers June–Dec. 1868

HawkinsvileAGENTE. A. Polloch Apr. 1867–Feb. 1868L. Lieberman Mar.–Sept. 1868

83

HinesvilleAGENTA. M. McIver (also at Dorchester) Jan. 1867A. M. McIver (also at Riceboro) Feb.–Apr. 1867Charles Holcombe May 1867–Nov. 1868

IrvintonAGENTH. de P. Young Aug.–Dec. 1868

IsabellaAGENTWilliam C. Carson Apr.–Aug. 1867

JacksonAGENTWiley Goodman 1865–67

JonesboroAGENTI. G. A. Waldrop June 1867–Nov. 1868

LaFayetteAGENTD. J. Curtis May 1867–Mar. 1868

LaGarangeAGENTB. C. Ferrell Oct. 1866–Apr. 1867W. E. Wiggins May 1867–Jan. 1868Israel Towns Jan.–Apr. 1868Harry Haskell Apr.–Dec. 1868

LexingtonAGENTT. J. Robinson Aug. 1867–Jan. 1868Joseph McWhortor Nov. 1867–Oct. 1868

MaconSUBASSISTANT COMMISSIONERLouis Lambert Dec. 1865–Jan. 1866E. G. Locke Jan.–Apr. 1866N. Sellers Hill Apr.1866–Dec. 1868

ASSIST. SUPERINTENDENT OF EDUCATIONJohn A. Rockwell Jan.–May 1869

84

McDonoughAGENTGeorge M. Nolan Jan. 1867–Aug. 1868

MariettaSUBASSISTANT COMMISSIONERO. B. Gray Dec. 1866–Jan. 1868

AGENTW. J. Bryan (also at Cumming) Jan.–Dec. 1868

MarionAGENTH. M. Layless Jan. 1866–July 1868H. de Young Aug. 1868

MilledgevilleAGENTThomas White Dec. 1865–May 1867J. D. Rogers (also at Eatonton) June–Dec. 1867M. R. Bell Jan.–Dec. 1868

MonroeAGENTJohn W. Arnold Jan. 1866–Apr.1867

NewmanAGENTWilliam F. Martin Jan. 1867–Sept. 1868

NewtonAGENTAndrew B. Clark Apr. 1867–Aug. 1868

PerryAGENTDaniel Losey (also at Fort Valley) Sept. 1867–Jan. 1868Daniel Losey Jan.–Sept. 1868Daniel Losey (Fort Valley) Oct.–Dec. 1868

QuitmanAGENTAlvin B. Clark Apr. 1867–June 1868O. N. Lyon June–July 1868

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RiceboroAGENTA. M. McIver Feb.–Apr. 1867

St. MarysAGENTWilliam Royal Aug. 1867–Dec. 1868

St. Simons IslandAGENTWilliam F. Eaton 1865

SandersvilleAGENTThomas Harris 1867James R. Smith May–Nov. 1868

SavannahSUBASSISTANT COMMISSIONERCol. H. F. Sickles Oct. 1865–Feb. 1866J. Hall Feb.–Mar. 1866George Crabtree Mar.–June 1866J. Kearny Smith June–Oct. 1866F. J. Foster Oct.–Dec. 1866J. Murray Hoag Feb. 1867–Dec. 1868J. Murray Hoag (Claims Agent) Jan. 1869–Oct. 1870J. W. Brinkerhoff (Claims Agent) Oct. 1870–July 1872

SmithvilleAGENTWilliam Pierce Dec. 1867–Aug. 1868

StocktonSUBASSISTANT COMMISSIONER AND AGENTH. F. Mills June–Aug. 1867H. F. Mills (Agent) Aug.–Dec. 1867

ThomasvilleSUBASSISTANT COMMISSIONERCapt. C. C. Richardson Nov. 1865–Mar. 1866Capt. Joseph O’Neil Apr.–Dec. 1866Capt. W. F. White Feb. 1867–Dec. 1868

86

WarrentonAGENTThomas Holden Apr. 1867–June 1868R. C. Authery July–Nov. 1868

WatkinsvilleAGENTCalvin Johnson Dec. 1865–Mar. 1867

WaynesboroAGENTA. A. Buck Dec. 1865–May 1866William Martins June 1866–Dec. 1867Max Marbach Jan.–Dec. 1868

WoodvilleAGENTD. A. Newson Sept. 1867–Aug. 1868